Wage & Hour Laws

A health club employee suing for unpaid overtime was not bound by an arbitration clause in his employee handbook, the 5th Circuit has ruled in affirming judgment. The plaintiff worked as a sales...

The retail real estate industry this week applauded City Council Speaker Christine Quinn's recent compromise solution to the heated debate over mandated wage requirements in New York City. "Since ICSC began this campaign,...

National employment law firm Seyfarth Shaw recently released its annual survey of employment law cases, summarizing key trends in the field from U.S. Supreme Court decisions to state and federal court decisions and...

Private security guards whose duties included supervising subordinates were not necessarily exempt from federal overtime requirements, the 10th Circuit has ruled. The four plaintiffs in the case are employed by a private contractor...

Insurance adjusters may be exempt from state overtime requirements, the California Supreme Court has ruled in reversing judgment. The plaintiffs are claims adjusters employed by two insurance companies. They filed class actions alleging...

Arrivals strengthen firm's labor and employment capabilities CHICAGO -- The Chicago law firm of Arnstein & Lehr LLP announced today that it has opened a Milwaukee office with the addition of partner Charles...

Picket signs bob in a sea of several hundred people milling on the lawn of the State Capitol. "Stop the War Against the Poor!" they read. "Save the American Dream!" Standing at a...

WORKER CLASSIFICATION ISSUES BECOME a major tax administration focus in our nation's capital over the past few months. First, on September 21,2011, the IRS issued Announcement 2011-64 establishing a new voluntary classification settlement...

On September 19, 2011, the secretary of Labor and the IRS commissioner signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) agreeing to enable the Department of Labor (DOL) to share information and coordinate law enforcement...

HEADNOTE Incident Reporting Among Working Minors in New Jersey Among many of the potential out- of -school activities that are available to older children, paid employment and volunteering are two common legal options....

Charlie Black stands squinting into the afternoon sun. "Our biggest crop is the corn maze," he says. "Financially, the corn maze keeps us going" Behind him, buildings that once used to store onions...

A New Jersey choice-of-law clause applied to bar a Maryland employee's lawsuit seeking payment for the value of unvested shares earned in a company profit-sharing plan, the 4th Circuit has ruled in affirming...

Employment law has been a hot practice area and 2011 did not disappoint. Here are some of the highlights of the past year's most notable employment law stories: As the recession rolled on,...

The federal government's obstruction of business growth has gotten out of hand. A Dec. 19 Wall Street Journal article describes the challenge Monty Moran, the CEO of Chipotle Mexican Grill, faces after a...

A Locust Valley electric company pleaded guilty today to failing to pay six of its employees a total of $149,557 they were owned under the state-required minimum wage standards. Anker's Electric Service pleaded...

NEW YORK -- Sidley Austin LLP is pleased to announce that three Sidley partners, Douglas R. Hart, Peter Keisler and Carter Phillips, have been named as Law360 2011 MVPs in their respective practice...

Determination of Governmental Plan Status AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Department of the Treasury. ACTION: Advance notice of proposed rulemaking. SUMMARY: The Treasury Department and IRS anticipate issuing regulations under section 414(d) of...

An hourly employee was not entitled to overtime for pre-shift work that her supervisors did not know she was performing, the 7th Circuit has ruled in affirming judgment. The plaintiff worked as a...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, congratulates Kelly M. Dermody on her installation today as President of the Bar Association of San Francisco ("BASF") for 2012. Kelly M. Dermody, partner...