Wage & Hour

  • March 26, 2025

    NLRB Defends Finding Illegal Wage Snub To 9th Circ.

    The National Labor Relations Board properly found that a gas supplier violated federal labor law by withholding a raise from a group of unionizing Southern California employees in 2018, board prosecutors told the Ninth Circuit, asking the appellate court to enforce the ruling.

  • March 26, 2025

    Colo. Rehab Center Must Face Nurse's Civil Theft Claim

    A Colorado rehabilitation center can't escape a nurse's civil theft claim in her suit alleging the center required her to work through meal breaks without proper pay, a federal judge ruled, saying a longer statute of limitation applies.

  • March 26, 2025

    Kaiser Left Holiday Pay, Incentives Out Of OT, Worker Claims

    Healthcare company Kaiser Permanente miscalculated workers' overtime by leaving out rates for extra days of work and holidays, according to a proposed class action filed in Colorado state court.

  • March 26, 2025

    Crunch Fitness Fails To Pay All Wages, Worker Says

    Crunch Fitness failed to pay California-based employees for all their hours worked, improperly calculated their overtime pay and lacked a procedure in place by which workers could accrue paid sick time, a Private Attorneys General Act lawsuit said.

  • March 26, 2025

    House Panel Urges Labor Head To Keep Subminimum Wage

    Republican members of a U.S. House committee urged the head of the U.S. Department of Labor on Wednesday to drop a Biden administration proposal to phase out the ability of employers to pay workers with disabilities below the federal minimum wage.

  • March 25, 2025

    Ohio Snack-Maker To Pay $1.15M In Worker Wage Settlement

    An Ohio federal judge on Tuesday approved a $1.15 million settlement ending a collective action that accused snack manufacturer Shearer's Foods of having employees work overtime without pay, including doing necessary preshift sanitation and preparation work.

  • March 25, 2025

    NCAA Baseball Coaches Ask Court To OK $49M Wage-Fix Deal

    A group of Division I volunteer baseball coaches has asked a California federal court to sign off on a proposed settlement under which the NCAA would pay $49.25 million to roughly 1,000 coaches to resolve their proposed antitrust class action challenging a since-repealed "uniform wage fix" bylaw.

  • March 25, 2025

    Federal Contract Issues May Lead To W&H Suits, Lawyer Says

    Eric Leonard, a government contracts and employment lawyer, said he foresees an uptick in unpaid wages litigation and that federal contractors need to assert their rights amid the current uncertainty. Here, Law360 speaks with Leonard about what this turmoil means for contractors and their wage obligations.

  • March 25, 2025

    Recruiter To Pay $6M To End Nurses' Suit Alleging Strict Pacts

    An Ohio federal judge greenlighted a deal in which a healthcare staffing company that recruits nurses from the Philippines will shell out $6 million to settle a suit with about 5,600 workers accusing it of imposing strict employment contracts, not paying overtime and mandating a gossip ban.

  • March 25, 2025

    Hershey Escapes Ex-Production Worker's Leave Bias Suit

    Hershey defeated a former production operator's lawsuit claiming he was fired for taking time off to assist his wife with fertility treatments, a Pennsylvania federal judge ruled, saying there was nothing wrong with an internal investigation that found he was misusing the leave he'd been given.

  • March 25, 2025

    House Panel Split On Independent Contractor, OT Updates

    Republicans on a U.S. House subcommittee called on Tuesday for updating the Fair Labor Standards Act to more easily classify workers as independent contractors and enable overtime and paid time off swapping, while Democrats urged greater protections for employees, not a watering down of the law.

  • March 25, 2025

    Media Cos. Want Docs Unsealed In X Workers' Layoff Suit

    More than two dozen filings in a proposed class action alleging X unlawfully shorted laid-off workers on severance should be unveiled, several media companies told a Delaware federal court Tuesday in a bid to intervene in the case, arguing the public has a right to view those filings.

  • March 25, 2025

    NCAA Makes New Bid To Sink Athletes' Wage Suit

    A group of student-athletes still failed to show that their colleges, universities and the NCAA had the joint control typical of employers even after their cases took a trip to the Third Circuit, the association told a Pennsylvania federal court, launching a renewed bid to toss the students' suit.

  • March 25, 2025

    Staffing Co. Workers Can't Get Class Status In NC Wage Suit

    Staffing firm employees can't proceed as a class in their lawsuit accusing their employer of failing to pay them a minimum wage, a North Carolina federal judge ruled, because they can't show that all the workers were subject to the same common policies.

  • March 25, 2025

    DOJ Says 5th Circ. Fed. Contractor Wage Hike Dispute Moot

    The Fifth Circuit's ruling in favor of the Biden administration's mandate increasing the minimum wage for federal contractors to $15 per hour must be nixed because President Donald Trump overturned the rule in an executive order, the U.S. Department of Justice said.

  • March 24, 2025

    Steak 'n Shake To Pay $372K To Settle Wage Dispute

    Restaurant chain Steak 'n Shake will shell out $372,000 to nearly 150 servers who claimed that they were not paid full minimum wages when they spent more than 20% of their time performing nontipped work, as an Ohio federal judge approved the deal Monday.

  • March 24, 2025

    Trump Taps Morgan Lewis Atty To Lead OFCCP

    The Trump administration has selected a former Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP attorney to lead the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, with the lawyer promising Monday to uphold the president's mandate of stripping the agency's legal authority to investigate bias complaints against federal contractors.

  • March 24, 2025

    Ex-Rikers Island Officer Files Wage Action Against NYC

    A corrections officer at New York's Rikers Island told a federal court that he worked up to 88 hours per workweek and was forced to remain on premises — without getting properly paid for overtime — while missing inmates were located.

  • March 24, 2025

    Older Worker Says Logistics Co. Underpaid Him

    A 76-year-old worker said he was forced to retire because a global logistics provider discriminated against him because of his age and disabilities and misclassified him as a manager to avoid paying him overtime, a lawsuit filed in North Carolina federal court said.

  • March 24, 2025

    DOL Abandons Biden's Wage Hike For Federal Contractors

    The U.S. Department of Labor said it is no longer enforcing the Biden-era minimum wage for federal contractors after President Donald Trump axed the raise, asking the Ninth Circuit to vacate a panel's decision against the wage bump.

  • March 24, 2025

    Xerox Workers Prevail On Washington Wage Law Claim

    Xerox failed to pay call center workers in compliance with Washington state's minimum wage law, a federal judge ruled while saying it's unclear just how much the company owes a class of about 4,800 current and former employees.

  • March 24, 2025

    Justices Won't Review San Francisco Nurses' Salary Dispute

    The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to review a case about whether San Francisco nurses were misclassified and are entitled to overtime pay because they were not paid a true salary under the Fair Labor Standards Act — an issue that recalls the high court's ruling in Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc. v. Hewitt.

  • March 21, 2025

    Ex-Worker, Oilfield Services Co. Settle Misclassification Suit

    A Texas-based oilfield support services company and a former employee have reached a settlement in the ex-employee's wage lawsuit accusing the company of misclassifying workers as independent contractors to avoid paying overtime, the parties told a Texas federal court.

  • March 21, 2025

    Full Fed Circ. To Mull Loper Bright's Impact On Nurse OT Case

    The full U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit will consider a suit from a former nurse of the government-run Indian Health Service claiming she's owed a higher rate of overtime, weekend and holiday pay, asking both the worker and the government to address how the U.S. Supreme Court's Loper Bright decision affects the case.

  • March 21, 2025

    Colo. Health System Incorrectly Calculates OT, Workers Say

    A Colorado healthcare system failed to account for the extra pay employees earn when working on holidays when calculating their overtime rates, a proposed class action removed to federal court said.

Expert Analysis

  • Water Cooler Talk: 'Harry Potter' Reveals Magic Of Feedback

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    Troutman Pepper's Tracey Diamond and Emily Schifter chat with Wicker Park Group partner Tara Weintritt about various feedback methods used by "Harry Potter" characters — from Snape's sharp and cutting remarks to Dumbledore's lack of specificity and Hermione's poor delivery — and explore how clear, consistent and actionable feedback can transform workplaces.

  • What To Expect From Trump's Deputy Labor Secretary Pick

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    President Donald Trump's nominee for deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor, Keith Sonderling, has a track record of prioritizing clear guidance on both traditional and cutting-edge issues, which can provide insight into what employers can expect from his leadership, say attorneys at Littler.

  • Discretionary Compensation Lessons From 7th Circ. Ruling

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    The Seventh Circuit’s recent ruling in Das v. Tata established that contract disclaimers don't automatically bar claims under the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act, underscoring the limits of compensation systems that purport to grant employers unilateral discretion, say attorneys at Schoenberg Finkel.

  • What's Next After Justices Clarify FLSA Evidence Standard

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    The U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision in EMD Sales v. Carrera makes it easier to claim employees are exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act’s minimum wage and overtime requirements, and eliminates inconsistency and unpredictability for employers operating in multiple jurisdictions, say attorneys at Bracewell.

  • 4 Employment Law Areas Set To Change Under Trump

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    President Donald Trump's second term is expected to bring significant changes to the U.S. employment law landscape, including the potential for updated worker classification regulations, and challenges to diversity, equity and inclusion that are already taking shape, say attorneys at Debevoise.

  • 8 Lessons Yellow Corp. Layoffs Can Teach Distressed Cos.

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    A Delaware bankruptcy court’s recent decision, examining trucking company Yellow Corp.’s abrupt termination of roughly 25,500 employees, offers financially distressed businesses a road map for navigating layoffs under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, say attorneys at King & Spalding.

  • The 7th Circ.'s Top 10 Civil Opinions Of 2024

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    Attorneys at Jenner & Block examine the most significant decisions issued by the Seventh Circuit in 2024, and explain how they may affect issues related to mass arbitration, consumer fraud, class certification and more.

  • 10 Key Worker-Friendly California Employment Law Updates

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    New employment laws in California expand employee rights, transparency and enforcement mechanisms, and failing to educate department managers on these changes could put employers at risk, says Melanie Ronen at Stradley Ronon.

  • Class Actions At The Circuit Courts: Nov. And Dec. Lessons

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    In this month's review of class action appeals, Mitchell Engel at Shook Hardy discusses five federal court decisions and identifies practice tips from cases involving takings clause violations, breach of contract with banks, life insurance policies, employment and automobile defects.

  • How PAGA Reform Can Inform Employer Strategies In 2025

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    While recent changes to California's Private Attorneys General Act will not significantly reduce PAGA claims, employers can use the new law to potentially limit their future exposure, by taking advantage of penalty reduction opportunities and more, say attorneys at Thompson Coburn.

  • 7 Employment Contracts Issues Facing DOL Scrutiny

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    A growing trend of U.S. Department of Labor enforcement against employment practices that limit workers' rights and avoid legal responsibility shines a light on seven unique contractual provisions that violate federal labor laws, and face agressive litigation from the labor solicitor, says Thomas Starks at Freeman Mathis.

  • How Decline Of Deference Will Affect Trump Policymaking

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    An administrative law regime without Chevron deference may limit the Trump administration’s ability to implement new policies in the short term, but ultimately help it in the long term, and all parties with an interest in regulatory changes will have to take a fresh approach to litigation, say attorneys at Covington.

  • How Trump Admin May Approach AI In The Workplace

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    Key indicators suggest that the incoming Trump administration will adopt a deregulatory approach to artificial intelligence, allowing states to fill the void, so it is critical that employers pay close attention to developing legal authority concerning AI tools, say attorneys at Littler.