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The Appellate Strategist
Illinois Supreme Court Upholds Employee Classification Act
By Kirk Jenkins
Yesterday in Bartlow v. Costigan, a unanimous Illinois Supreme Court took a pass, for the most part, on deciding constitutional challenges to provisions of the Employee Classification Act which were…
Wage & Hour Litigation Blog
Virginia’s “Rocket Docket” Delivers Heavy Payload of Victories to Prospect Mortgage in Misclassification Dispute with Loan Officers
By Michael Fucci, Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Authored by Barry Miller A recent onslaught of victories for Prospect Mortgage, LLC in Virginia provides valuable insight into the application of the FLSA’s outside sales exemption to workers who…
Wage & Hour - Developments & Highlights
Wage and Hour Class Actions
Certain types of employees, who are classified as exempt employees, are not entitled to overtime pay as guaranteed by the FLSA. It follows that non-exempt employee are entitled overtime if…
Employment Law Worldview
Good news for UK users of non-employed staff
Perhaps recognising a shift in the working world to more flexible models and away from the traditional model of master and servant and then employer and employee, the Tribunals have…
Employment & Labor
Fight Against Unpaid Internships Continues as NY Judge Approves Largest Settlement to Date
A New York federal judged approved what is believed to be the largest settlement for unpaid internships in history, as a New York modeling agency will pay its former unpaid…
Law and the Workplace
New York State Takes Aim at Worker Misclassification: The Commercial Goods Transportation Industry Fair Play Act
By Allison Martin, Allan Weitzman, Fredric Leffler, Katharine Parker, Marc A. Mandelman
On Friday, January 10, 2014, Governor Cuomo signed into law the New York State Commercial Goods Transportation Industry Fair Play Act (the Act), which is effective on March 11,…
Wage and Hour Defense Blog
Avoiding Wage & Hour Liability in 2014
"Wage Hour" "Affordable Care Act" "Minimum Wage"
Wage & Hour - Developments & Highlights
Misclassification – Employers Face Severe Fines and Penalties
Both the federal DOL and state departments are cracking down on misclassification levying some pretty significant fines. For example, the Illinois Department of Labor imposed $328,500 in penalties on a…
Employment Law Watch
New York’s 5 Gifts For Employers In 2014 (Day 3): What State And City Employers Need To Know Heading Into The New Year
Mark Goldstein contributed to the content of this post. Day 3: Administrative Regulations Take Center Stage Each day this week, we will “unwrap” one of five pressing employment law issues on…
Employment Law Spotlight
Employers Under Continued Fire from Government Agencies and Legislature for Workplace Misclassification
By Jeanine Conley, Amy J. Traub
New York has just become the 15th state to formally align its efforts with those of the United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) to crack down on the misclassification of employees…