Wage & Hour

  • September 29, 2025

    Firefighter Fired After Race Bias, Wage Complaints, Suit Says

    A Black former New York City firefighter told a Manhattan federal court he was fired weeks after filing grievances about racial discrimination and wage theft, saying he was routinely required to work off the clock and worked hundreds of hours without compensation.

  • September 29, 2025

    3rd Circ. Denies Pilots' Bid To Revive Military Leave Class

    The Third Circuit will not review a Pennsylvania federal judge's order decertifying a class of American Airlines pilots who claim they were denied pay and profit-sharing benefits during their time off on military leave, the court announced Monday.

  • September 29, 2025

    Ga. HVAC Co. Hit With Wage Theft Collective Action

    A west Georgia heating and air company was hit with a proposed collective action Friday from a former worker who said the company violated federal labor laws by docking the pay of its service and installation technicians and refusing to compensate them for their travel time between jobsites.

  • September 29, 2025

    Seyfarth Beats DQ Bid In Amazon COVID Screening Case

    A Colorado federal judge Monday denied Amazon warehouse workers' bid to disqualify Seyfarth Shaw LLP from representing the e-commerce giant in a proposed wage class action, rejecting arguments that Amazon wrongly represented former managers who may be class members since the firm immediately withdrew from that representation once informed of the possible conflict.

  • September 29, 2025

    Posner Says 'Abusive' Pro Se Filings Warrant Harsh Sanctions

    Retired U.S. Circuit Judge Richard A. Posner has asked the Seventh Circuit to end a pro se plaintiff's attempt to revive a $170,000 wage suit, while also seeking stiff sanctions for what he called decades of "abusive litigation."

  • September 29, 2025

    NC Judge Tosses Challenge To Biden-Era H-2A Wage Rule

    A North Carolina federal judge on Monday threw out a two-year-old lawsuit challenging the U.S. Department of Labor's wage rule for certain temporary farmworkers after a judge in Louisiana permanently blocked the new wage calculations from taking effect.

  • September 26, 2025

    Construction Co. Urges Court To Ax Labor Deal Requirements

    A construction company called on the U.S. Court of Federal Claims to order the Army Corps of Engineers to eliminate requirements that companies negotiate labor prices and work terms with a labor union to be eligible for a construction contract.

  • September 26, 2025

    KinderCare Workers Seek Final Sign-Off On Pay-Card Fee Deal

    Former KinderCare Education LLC workers asked a California federal court to grant final approval of a deal to resolve a class action alleging the child day care center and early education program operator paid final wages via pay cards and charged workers fees for using the cards.

  • September 26, 2025

    Philly PD Fights Cops' OT Class Certification Bid

    The city of Philadelphia and several officials said that they followed the collective bargaining agreement to compensate ranking officers, telling a federal court that a proposed class in an overtime suit would require individualized inquiries that clash with certification.

  • September 26, 2025

    Calif. Forecast: Grubhub Drivers Seek $24.8M Deal Approval

    In the coming week, attorneys should watch for a preliminary settlement approval hearing in a long-running proposed wage and hour classification class action against Grubhub that paid a visit to the Ninth Circuit. Here's a look at that case and other labor and employment matters on deck in California.

  • September 26, 2025

    Southwest Airlines Inks $18.5M Deal In Military Leave Suit

    Southwest Airlines Co. will fork over $18.5 million to end a proposed class action from workers who alleged the company's handling of short-term military leave violated a federal military nondiscrimination law, according to filings in California federal court.

  • September 26, 2025

    Campbell's Counterclaim Can Keep Simmering In Wage Suit

    Campbell Soup and snack food subsidiary Snyder's-Lance supported their counterclaim for unjust enrichment against a worker who is claiming he was misclassified as an independent contractor, a New York federal judge ruled, finding that tossing it would be premature.

  • September 26, 2025

    4 Equal Pay Developments From The Past Month

    A California court gave final approval to a $43.25 million settlement between Disney and female employees over unequal pay allegations, and data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics showed a downward trend of women in the workforce. Here, Law360 looks at developments in equal pay issues from the past month.

  • September 25, 2025

    Judge Seeks More Info Before Splitting Corrections OT Trial

    A Colorado federal judge said she wouldn't make a determination on whether a proposed collective action against the state Department of Corrections, alleging the agency didn't pay its criminal investigators while on call, should be split into different trials until she has more information on each side's expectations for the case.

  • September 25, 2025

    5 Wage And Hour Compliance Tips For Fall

    As fall kicks into gear, employers should accommodate workers' requests for time off for religious holidays, seasonal illnesses and voting, and businesses that employ minors should watch for requirements that kick in during the school year, attorneys said. Here's a look at how to handle five wage and hour issues that come up this time of year.

  • September 25, 2025

    ConEd Was Hiring Party For Workers Seeking OT, Judge Says

    Workers accusing Con Edison of misclassifying them as independent contractors sufficiently showed that the electricity company is a hiring party under a New York law covering freelancers, a New York federal judge ruled, adopting a magistrate judge's finding to keep their suit on.

  • September 25, 2025

    Property Manager Didn't Pay For Meal Break Work, Suit Claims

    Leasing agents and maintenance technicians, in a proposed collective and class action filed on Thursday, have accused a property management company of making them work during unpaid meal breaks, while not keeping track of this time and refusing to pay overtime. 

  • September 25, 2025

    UnitedHealthcare, Workers End OT Suit After Settlement Fight

    A former UnitedHealthcare care coordinator agreed to end her long-running overtime misclassification suit against the health insurance giant several months after a New Mexico federal judge sanctioned the company for evading workers' request for a complete list of class members for a settlement.

  • September 25, 2025

    Apple Affiliate Pushes To Undo Classes After Wage Case Loss

    Five classes of workers in a $840,000 a wage suit against an Apple-affiliated repair company in North Carolina federal court are rootless after a Fourth Circuit decision, the company said, accusing the workers of fabricating quotes from a case they relied on in their opposition.

  • September 24, 2025

    Minn. Judge Suspended For Attempting To Boost Staffer's Pay

    A Minnesota state judge should not have presided over proceedings to increase his longtime court reporter's salary, the state Supreme Court said, disciplining him with a public censure and a suspension for nine months without pay.

  • September 24, 2025

    Comcast Loses Challenge To Labor Dept. ALJs' Authority

    Comcast Corp. can't force a pair of former executives and the U.S. Department of Labor to sue in federal court, after a Virginia federal judge found that handing a Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower case to an administrative law judge did not violate the company's Seventh Amendment rights.

  • September 24, 2025

    Atlanta Lawyer Fights Ex-Firm's Bid To Toss Wage Suit

    An Atlanta attorney suing her former law firm over allegations it fired her and threatened her when she demanded her last paycheck said the firm can't force her suit into arbitration, arguing it is hiding behind a sealed agreement and hasn't disclosed its full terms.

  • September 24, 2025

    Athletes Say NCAA's Dismissal Bid Rehashes Old Arguments

    A group of Division I athletes looking to be classified as employees filed a succinct reply chiding the NCAA and several prestigious universities for their "hundreds of pages" of "repetitive, overlapping" arguments that rehash points already made in Pennsylvania federal court.

  • September 24, 2025

    3 Tips To Set Up W&H Compliant Uniform, Dress Code Policy

    Employers who want their employees to dress the part need to keep in mind that dress codes and uniforms each present their own distinct wage and hour considerations. Here attorneys offer three tips for employers seeking to implement a uniform or dress code policy.

  • September 24, 2025

    Officer Accuses Ga. Department Of Unpaid Wages, Retaliation

    A police department in a Georgia city failed to pay a veteran officer for the time he spent conducting field training, then transferred him to a front desk security guard role after he complained about the missing wages, according to a suit in federal court. 

Expert Analysis

  • 6 Laws Transforming Calif.'s Health Regulatory Framework

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    Attorneys at Hooper Lundy discuss a number of new California laws that raise pressing issues for independent physicians and small practice groups, ranging from the use of artificial intelligence to wage standards for healthcare employees.

  • NCAA Name, Image, Likeness Settlement Is A $2.8B Mistake

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    While the plaintiffs in House v. NCAA might call the proposed settlement on name, image and likeness payments for college athletes a breakthrough, it's a legally dubious Band-Aid that props up a system favoring a select handful of male athletes at the expense of countless others, say attorneys at Clifford Chance.

  • FLSA Ruling Shows Split Over Court Approval Of Settlements

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    A Kentucky federal court's recent ruling in Bazemore v. Papa John's highlights a growing trend of courts finding they are not required, or even authorized, to approve private settlements releasing Fair Labor Standards Act claims, underscoring a jurisdictional split and open questions that practitioners need to grapple with, say attorneys at Vedder Price.

  • At 100, Federal Arbitration Act Is Used To Thwart Justice

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    The centennial of the Federal Arbitration Act, a law intended to streamline dispute resolution in commercial agreements, is an opportunity to reflect on its transformation from a tool of fairness into a corporate shield that impedes the right to a fair trial, says Lori Andrus at the American Association for Justice.

  • Rethinking 'No Comment' For Clients Facing Public Crises

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    “No comment” is no longer a cost-free or even a viable public communications strategy for companies in crisis, and counsel must tailor their guidance based on a variety of competing factors to help clients emerge successfully, says Robert Bowers at Moore & Van Allen.

  • What Justices' FLSA Ruling Means For 2-Step Collective Cert.

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    The U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision in EMD Sales v. Carrera may have sounded the death knell for the decades-old two-step process to certify collective actions under the Fair Labor Standards Act, which could lead more circuits to require a preponderance of the evidence showing that members are similarly situated, says Steven Katz at Constangy.

  • The Future Of ALJs At NLRB And DOL Post-Jarkesy

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    In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2024 Jarkesy ruling, several ongoing challenges to the constitutionality of the U.S. Department of Labor's and the National Labor Relations Board's administrative law judges have the potential to significantly shape the future of administrative tribunals, say attorneys at Wiley Rein.

  • Preparing For A Possible End To The Subminimum Wage

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    The U.S. Department of Labor's proposed rule to end the subminimum wage for employees with disabilities may significantly affect the community-based rehabilitation and training programs that employ these workers, so certified programs should be especially vigilant about compliance during this period of evaluation and scrutiny, say attorneys at Jackson Lewis.

  • 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.