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Lawyers Debate DOL Wage and Hour Tactics, Suggest Some Areas for Clarification, Change

  • BNA Daily Labor Report
BNA Daily Labor Report

Littler attorney Theodora Lee comments on the Labor Department under the Obama administration more aggressively enforcing the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), and states that the "DOL's push for liquidated or double damages as part of every FLSA settlement encourages more litigation, particularly by small or medium-sized businesses."

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