Analysis

The Undoing Of Biden's Wage-Hour Legacy Has Begun

By Max Kutner

Wage and hour rules issued under former President Joe Biden are already on the chopping block just more than 100 days into President Donald Trump’s second term, as the U.S. Department of Labor halts enforcement of independent contractor and federal contractor minimum wage requirements. Here, Law360 explores the status of three Biden-era rules.

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Jury Says Firm Owes Ex-HR Exec $3.27M In Retaliation Case

By Patrick Hoff

A Tennessee federal jury said a personal injury firm should pay $3.27 million to a former chief people officer who claimed she was fired after raising concerns that female attorneys were being paid less than men.

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Atty Says SC Firm Owes Triple Damages For Not Paying Her

By Emmy Freedman

A South Carolina law firm failed to pay an attorney her earned wages during several pay periods until she got her own lawyers involved, she told a federal court, saying the firm should be put on the hook for triple damages and attorney fees.

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Ga. Mortgage Co. Can Arbitrate Loan Processor's OT Claims

By Irene Spezzamonte

A loan processor manager's suit claiming a mortgage lender unlawfully considered her overtime-exempt will go to arbitration, a Georgia federal judge ruled, saying the company didn't waive its right to arbitrate and that the arbitration clause keeps her suit out of court.

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Audio

Listen: Prison Wages Debate Evolving With Petitions Pending

By Max Kutner

The debate regarding whether incarcerated people who perform work are employees and thus entitled to federal wage and hour protections is set to continue to develop. Listen to Law360 Explores: Subminimum Wage Part 2.

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Analysis

Key Question In Inmates' Wage Fight: Are They Employees?

By Irene Spezzamonte

Despite a growing body of case law laying out a blueprint for determining whether incarcerated workers are employees — which would legally entitle them to minimum wage and other protections — there is no definitive way to classify workers behind bars.

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Interview

Congressman Wants Another Shot At Incarcerated Wages Bill

By Max Kutner

While courts grapple with whether incarcerated workers are employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act and thus entitled to minimum wage and other protections, congressional Democrats plan to make another attempt to update the statute to answer that question.

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Interview

Atty Says Imprisoned Clients' Meager Pay Part Of Bigger Issue

By Emmy Freedman

Sonia Kumar has spent her 17-year legal career representing people who have spent decades behind bars in Maryland prisons. As a senior staff attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union, Kumar has fought for racial justice and combated abuses within the prison system.

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Pa. Jury Awards $165K To Teachers In Equal Pay Suit

By Matthew Santoni

A Pennsylvania jury awarded a total of $165,000 in damages to two female teachers who claimed they had been unfairly paid less than their male counterparts in the Central Bucks School District Thursday.

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Fogo De Chao Hit With Wage, Age Bias Suit In NY

By Irene Spezzamonte

Brazilian steakhouse chain Fogo de Chao failed to properly pay servers and forced them to share tips with owners and managers while also discriminating against a former employee for his age, according to a proposed class and collective action filed Thursday in New York federal court.

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Lewis Brisbois Litigator Jumps To FordHarrison In LA

By James Mills

Management-side labor and employment firm FordHarrison LLP is growing its West Coast team, bringing in a litigator from Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP as a partner in its Los Angeles office.

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4 Trends Responsible For Declining FLSA Filings

In 2024, the number of Fair Labor Standards Act claims filed in federal courts continued to decrease, reflecting a steady decline in federal FLSA filings since 2015 due to a few trends, including increased compliance and presuit resolution, say attorneys at Seyfarth.

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