by Editorial Staff | Jun 27, 2024 | DOL, FLSA, Latest News, U.S. Supreme Court
The Supreme Court (the Court) recently announced that it will address possible changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Specifically, next term, the Court will address the standard employers must meet to show minimum wage and overtime exemptions. Markedly, the...
by Editorial Staff | Jan 18, 2024 | FLSA, Latest News, Misclassification
On January 9th, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a final rule for worker misclassification prevention. In summary, the rule will help employers and workers better understand employee classifications. This includes when a worker qualifies as an...
by Erick Lange | Oct 31, 2023 | DOL, FLSA, Latest News, Misclassification
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced on October 27 that a company in Massachusetts paid $3.2 million to settle an exempt worker misclassification case that affected over 700 sales representatives. The DOL found that the employer had misclassified the employees...
by PC Editorial Staff | Jun 13, 2023 | DOL, FLSA, Independent contractors, Misclassification, Wage & Hour
This month, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced that a California food manufacturer will pay $650,000 as a result of their illegal worker misclassification. Briefly, the employer failed to pay overtime wages to employees it misclassified as independent...
by PC Editorial Staff | Jun 7, 2023 | FLSA, Overtime Rules, Wage & Hour, WHD
In another significant summary judgment under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), a federal court in Pennsylvania ordered a Philadelphia home health care agency to pay more than $7 million for FLSA overtime violations. The litigation and judgment came after the...
by PC Editorial Staff | May 31, 2023 | Child Labor, DOL, FLSA, Overtime Rules, Wage & Hour
This week, the Department of Labor (DOL) announced that a popular fast food chain will pay over $71 thousand in fines for over 170 child labor violations across six locations. The DOL’s investigation included locations across Nevada. Overall, from 2018 to 2022, the...
