Private-sector essential employees who worked in Connecticut during the pandemic may receive up to $1,000 in premium pay (i.e., “hero pay”), through a $30 million fund established under the state budget approved by the General Assembly and Governor Ned Lamont.
Wage & Hour Law Update
The Wage & Hour Law Update blog, published by Jackson Lewis P.C., focuses on developments and compliance issues related to wage and hour regulations affecting employers and employees. It covers topics such as minimum wage laws, wage theft ordinances, independent contractor classifications, federal contractor wage mandates, and regulations impacting subminimum wages for workers with disabilities. The blog also addresses employer obligations under state and federal laws, litigation trends, and regulatory changes that influence workplace wage policies. It serves as a resource for legal professionals and HR practitioners seeking updates on wage and hour law enforcement, legislative changes, and related litigation.
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White House Nominates Acting DOL Wage & Hour Administrator to Lead Division
Four months after its controversial nominee, David Weil, withdrew his name from contention as Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) of the Department of Labor (DOL), the White House has nominated Acting Administrator Jessica Looman to head the…
Are Non-Emergency Transport Providers Employees or Independent Contractors? Jury Questions Exist, Eighth Circuit Holds
Reversing summary judgment in favor of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), the Eighth Circuit has held that jury questions exist as to whether the defendant employed drivers who provide non-emergency medical transport services or whether it properly classified those…
Rhode Island Enacts Tip Law, Mirroring Aspects of the FLSA
Rhode Island has joined the list of states adopting laws governing the payment of tips. House Bill (HB) 7510, which is codified as Public Law 2022-245, mirrors nearly all tip-related aspects of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)…
Property Damage Investigators Are Non-Exempt “Production” Employees, 11th Circuit Holds
Employees whose job it was to investigate and determine the likely cause of damage to the equipment of broadband service providers were misclassified as exempt by their employer, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently held. Therefore, the employees’ overtime…
Connecticut’s Minimum Wage Increasing to $14 on July 1
As previously reported in this blog, Connecticut’s minimum wage will increase $1.00, to $14.00 per hour, beginning tomorrow, July 1. It is the penultimate step of a 2019 law enacting a series of tiered minimum wage increases that will reach…
Hawaii Becomes First State to Enact $18 Minimum Wage
Citing poverty concerns in, and the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on, the Aloha State, Hawaii Governor David Ige has signed House Bill 2510, gradually raising the State’s minimum wage to $18.00 per hour on January 1, 2028. Although,…
Forensic Photographer Trainee Takes Shot at Employee Status, But It Doesn’t Develop, 11th Circuit Rules
A forensic photographer who enrolled in a county training program was an intern and not an employee, a three-judge panel of the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has held in a divided opinion. As a result, her minimum wage and…
DOL Announces Plan to Issue New Independent Contractor Final Rule
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has announced its intention to issue a new final rule regarding the employee-vs.-independent contractor analysis under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). That announcement came by way of a June 3, 2022, blog post…
Supreme Court to Review Fifth Circuit’s Oil Rig “Day Rate” Case
In April 2020, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held that paying an employee a set amount for each day that he works (i.e., on a “day rate” basis) does not satisfy the…