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Responding to claims that increased wage recovery efforts have resulted in more cases of retaliation

On August 21, 2009, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court unanimously ruled that a worker who has

As the old cliché goes, “better late than never.” This applies to an important new opinion letter

An important new opinion letter from the California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE), issued

In a recent opinion, a federal trial court in Illinois clarified that an employee can voluntarily waive

It’s not often that employers get the chance to “peek behind the curtain” into the U.S. Department

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has revised a portion of its Compliance Manual addressing

UPDATE: The New York Department of Labor has issued the acknowledgment form required to comply with this

On July 30, 2009, in a case with significant implications for wage and hour class actions, the Massachusetts

Kellogg Company (Kellogg) was granted summary judgment and dismissal of claims raised by a manufacturing