Minimum Wages Increase in 10 States
Although the federal minimum wage remains at $7.25 per hour, minimum wages increased in 10 states effective January 1, 2013. In nine of the 10 states, the increases are linked to cost of living...
View ArticleFlorida Supreme Court Upholds Legislation Requiring Public Employees to...
Last week, the Florida Supreme Court upheld a 2011 law, Senate Bill 2100, requiring Florida’s public employees to contribute three percent of their pay to the Florida Retirement System (FRS). In Scott...
View ArticleEleventh Circuit Clarifies Standard for Awarding Liquidated Damages in FLSA...
The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that the standard for awarding plaintiffs liquidated damages for a retaliation claim under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is different from that...
View ArticleCracking the Door? The Eleventh Circuit Again Considers When Out-of-Court...
In 1982, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals held in Lynn’s Food Stores, Inc. v. United States that employers and employees cannot settle claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) unless (1)...
View ArticleSupreme Court Holds Voters Have a Right to Reject Government-Funded Racial...
On April 22, 2014, the Supreme Court of the United States held that although consideration of race in admissions is constitutionally permissible, voters have every right to reject it. The case,...
View ArticleA Primer on Voting Leave Requirements: Are You Ready for the Mid-Term Elections?
General elections are scheduled for Tuesday, November 4, 2014. This mid-term election will see all 435 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives and 33 of the 100 seats in the U.S. Senate up for...
View ArticleThe 2014 Mid-Term Election Results and What They Mean for Labor and...
In yesterday’s mid-term elections Republicans gained a substantial majority in the U.S. Senate (52-45) with three states undecided: (1) one “toss-up” state—Louisiana, which is still undecided and in...
View ArticleMinimum Wage Hikes Hit 21 States
Raising the minimum wage was certainly a hot topic in 2014 (even more so than in 2013). The issue sparked employees in several industries across the country to organize high-profile protests, asserting...
View ArticleEEOC FY 2014 Statistics Are Here: What Do They Mean for Employers?
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) just released its fiscal year (FY) 2014 enforcement and litigation statistical report for the private sector. Presented annually, the report...
View ArticleFederal Judge Grants Preliminary Injunction to Block Executive Action on...
Executive Action on Immigration Halted On February 16, 2015, Judge Andrew S. Hanen of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas ordered a temporary injunction to halt key portions of...
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