In a recent posting in the Wage Hour Defense Blog, Michael Kun and Doug Weiner comment on a recent DOL initiative to actually refer potential wage hour law suits to
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States Are Enhancing Enforcement of Wage Hour Laws: Revenue for The State And Wages to the Workers
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Since March 2009, it has been a stated objective of the United States Department of Labor (USDOL) to step up prosecutions and investigations of employer wage-hour violators. I have noted…
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Here Comes An Avalanche of FLSA Cases: Employers Be Aware, Be Proactive!
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Statistics were just published showing a rise in litigation under the Fair Labor Standards Act. This highlights the fact (something we have seen for some years, now) that there is…
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Unpaid Internships May Be A Problem: Are They Employees Or Not?
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There is a fine line oftentimes between who is and who is not an employee. This premise especially applies to the issue of “interns.” As summer approaches, and as jobs…
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Critical New Development On Status of Mortgage Loan Officers Under FLSA
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I have written many times on the questionable exempt status of mortgage loan officers, brokers, mortgage originators and other similarly titled employees. I have called attention to the proliferation of…
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