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President Joe Biden’s pick to run the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division faces an uncertain future after a tied vote in the U.S. Senate, while the agency’s enforcement efforts appear to be gaining steam. Here, Law360 summarizes the week’s wage and hour developments involving the DOL… Read this piece in its entirety…
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Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives have revived a proposal to ban mandatory arbitration clauses that prevent workers from bringing pay, bias and other employment claims in court. But experts say the bill’s sharp limits on such agreements might be hard for the business community and its allies to swallow… Read this piece in…
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The legal landscape around wage-and-hour issues has shifted substantially over the last year, making it a good idea for employers to revamp their employee handbooks to ensure pay and scheduling policies stay current and address potential liabilities, attorneys told Law360… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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The U.S. Department of Labor has officially nixed a Trump-era standard for determining when multiple employers are jointly liable for labor law violations, spurring wage and hour attorneys to urge businesses to start preparing now for a possible replacement rule… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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States have led the way this year in passing major changes to wage and hour law, and while some high-profile proposals failed to advance, experts say lawmakers are likely to reintroduce them in the future — perhaps with greater success… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
Mike LaSusa 