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Wages
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Ogletree Deakins Insights
DOL Proposed Rule Would Increase Wage Levels for H-1B Visas, PERM Labor Certifications
By By: Brian D. Bumgardner, Philip K. Sholts
On March 26, 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that proposes significant changes related to how prevailing wages are calculated for employers…
The Korean Law Blog
Shall Korean Bonuses be Utilized for Calculating of Average Wages for Severance Payment Calculation Purposes?
By Sean Hayes
The Supreme Court of Korea ruled that Hanwha Ocean (formerly Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering)’s performance-based bonuses should not be considered wages for the calculation of severance payments under Korean…
Davis+Gilbert PERKS
Congress Enacts “No Tax on Tips” and “No Tax on Overtime” Provisions
Key features of the One, Big, Beautiful Bill (OBBB) enacted in 2025 -- the so-called “no-tax on tips” and “no tax on overtime” provisions -- merit important clarification: These provisions…
Free Movement Articles
Care home refused permission in challenge to revocation of sponsor licence for underpaying staff
Permission for judicial review and interim relief has been refused in a case where the claimant care home sought to challenge the revocation of its sponsor licence. The revocation was…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
Best Practices for Connecticut Employers: Wage Transparency, Recordkeeping, and Multistate Compliance
Connecticut’s wage‑range disclosure law has settled into the hiring routine—but there are a few 2025–2026 reminders worth folding into your process. Remember: Coverage is broad. Any employer “within the state…
Inside Business Immigration
H-1B Program Update: DC Court Upholds Presidential Proclamation as DHS Finalizes Wage-Weighted Lottery for FY 2027
Recent developments reflect a coordinated policy shift toward increased executive control over H-1B entry and a structural prioritization of higher-wage positions in the annual H-1B cap process. Both developments remain…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
Oregon Court of Appeals Holds Pay for Shortened Meal Periods Is a Wage Under Oregon Law
The Court of Appeals of the State of Oregon recently held in Athena v. Pelican Brewing Co. that the pay required for meal periods lasting less than thirty minutes is…
Hiring To Firing Law Blog
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Holds That Retention Bonuses Are Not ‘Wages’ Under the Massachusetts Wage Act
By Brian Ellixson, Daryl Lapp, Richard Glovsky
On October 22, in Nunez v. Syncsort Inc., the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ( SJC) held that retention bonuses are not "wages" under the Massachusetts Wage Act. 496 Mass. 706…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
SJC Holds That Retention Bonuses Do Not Constitute ‘Wages’ Under the Massachusetts Wage Act
By Publisher, Patrick M. Curran Jr.
Quick Hits On October 22, 2025, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court concluded that a retention bonus is not a “wage” for purposes of the Massachusetts Wage Act, and that such…
GT L&E Blog
Supreme Judicial Court Rules that Retention Bonus Not a ‘Wage’ Under Massachusetts Law
By Terence McCourt, Amanda L. Carney
On Oct. 22, 2025, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court issued its opinion in Nunez v. Syncsort, Inc., holding that a retention bonus does not constitute a “wage” under the Massachusetts Wage…