In Eisenhauer v. Culinary Institute of America, No. 21-2919-CV (2d Cir. Oct. 17, 2023), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit clarified that the federal Equal Pay Act (EPA) does not require employers to show that a...more
10/26/2023
/ Disparate Impact ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Equal Pay ,
Equal Pay Act ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Pay Gap ,
State Labor Laws ,
Statutory Violations ,
Wage and Hour
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has announced the immediate termination of its Payroll Audit Independent Determination (PAID) program. The PAID program began in March 2018 as a pilot program to allow employers an...more
2/2/2021
/ Back Wages ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Labor Reform ,
Minimum Wage ,
Over-Time ,
Payroll Audit Independent Determination program (PAID) ,
Unpaid Wages ,
Voluntary Self-Audit ,
Wage and Hour
On January 19, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor issued four new opinion letters. The final Wage and Hour opinion letter issued by the DOL under the Trump administration, FLSA2021-9, addressed two issues related to the...more
1/21/2021
/ Commercial Truck Drivers ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Definition ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Gig Economy ,
Independent Contractors ,
Labor Reform ,
Labor Regulations ,
Misclassification ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Trucking Industry ,
Wage and Hour