Employment News
Bills Filed to Phase Out Tipped Wages in Illinois Restaurants - Heartland Signal
A pair of Illinois state lawmakers is introducing legislation to phase out what is known as the “subminimum wage” for tipped workers in the restaurant industry. The measures were introduced on beh...
Read moreBloomberg Law: O'Melveny Adds Williams as Labor, Employment ... - foxaircomm
Litigator Kimberly Williams has joined O’Melveny as a partner in Dallas in the firm’s labor and employment practice group. Williams will represent clients in matters such as discrimination, retali...
Read moreSupreme Court Upholds Salary Requirement for Overtime Exemption - SHRM
Highly compensated employees can be eligible for overtime pay if they are paid on a daily basis, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Feb. 22 in a case that clarifies overtime exemptions under the Fair...
Read more6 Labor Compliance Questions For Infrastructure Contractors - Law360
The $1.2 trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, or BIL, signed in November 2021, offers a wide range of construction opportunities for companies throughout the U.S. ... To view the full article, r...
Read morePolitical Notes: Hogan running third in poll, SCOTUS scotches Cox ... - Maryland Matters
Former Gov. Larry Hogan (R) was running third behind former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in a new poll of likely presidential primary voters in Maryland. The poll, from fir...
Read moreMinimum Wage Goes Down Again but Some State Workers Do Well - InDepthNH.org
By GARRY RAYNO, InDepthNH.org CONCORD — The House turned down an attempt to raise the minimum wage in New Hampshire to $15 an hour over three years, but did give initial approval to a bill requiri...
Read moreCourt orders Salinas labor contractor to pay $460K in damages ... - US Department of Labor
A. Oseguera Company Inc. faces potential debarment for future labor violations SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a consent judgment that orders a Salinas labor contractor – ...
Read moreMillions in Worker Back Wages and Benefits Recovered by DOL - Bloomberg Law
The US Department of Labor has recovered $3,193,839 in back wages and benefits for 3,174 employees at an Irvine, Calif.-based subcontractor, the agency said Wednesday. The DOL’s Wage and Hour Divi...
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Florida sugar company can’t shake false advertising claims - Courthouse News
SAN JOSE, Calif. (CN) — A federal judge on Thursday refused to toss all claims against a sugar company accused in a putative class action of advertising its products as eco-friendly while giving t...