Public Policy
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Big changes are on the horizon for wage and hour laws and regulations in 2021, including looming minimum wage increases across the country and a presidential transition that will likely upend many key aspects of the outgoing administration’s employer-friendly agenda… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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The U.S. Department of Labor conducted a record number of wage compliance presentations in fiscal year 2020 but saw a sharp drop in the amount of back wages collected, according to data released by the agency Wednesday… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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A new California law that takes effect next year requires employers to send state authorities pay data that’s broken down by employees’ sex, race and ethnicity, prompting some Golden State attorneys to predict an uptick in enforcement actions aimed at combating discrimination… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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It’s been an eventful year in the U.S., and the regulatory and legislative landscape for wage and hour issues has been no different, from increasing complexity around classifying workers to shifting rules about who must be paid tips, among other things… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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The worker classification debate has picked up steam in the wake of proposed federal regulation on the issue and a recent California ballot initiative that exempted gig company drivers from the state’s landmark employment test. The result is spurring some experts to call for a rethink of the traditional employee-versus-independent contractor framework… Read this piece
Mike LaSusa 