Authored by Alex Passantino
It’s the week before Christmas, so you know it’s the time
For our review of the year—our wage-hour rhyme.
Our look-back on issues from the past 52 weeks
That grabbed the attention of you wage-hour geeks.
Leading us off is no big surprise:
FLSA filings continue to rise.
A 10% bump; they’re not going away,
Continue Reading Donning Your Kerchief and Doffing Your Cap: 2013 Year in Review
Co-authored by Richard Alfred, Brett Bartlett and Noah Finkel
Today, the Federal Judicial Center released its annual statistics of the types of lawsuits filed in federal courts throughout the country. The result for wage and hour lawsuits? A remarkable increase of 10% for the reporting year ended March 2013 over the previous 12-month period.
7,764 federal wage and hour
Authored by Robert Whitman
Charles Seward is “an IBM’er.” And in his wage-hour lawsuit against the company, no other IBM’ers will be joining him.
That’s the upshot of the March 9, 2012 ruling of Judge Vincent Briccetti of the Southern District of New York in Seward v. IBM. Judge Briccetti affirmed a decision to decertify a class of
Continue Reading IBM Lawsuit Must Proceed Individually, Not Collectively
Authored by: Noah Finkel, Brett Bartlett, Andrew Paley and Richard Alfred
Members of Seyfarth Shaw’s Wage and Hour Litigation Practice Group have authored Wage & Hour Collective and Class Litigation, the first-of-its kind treatise on wage and hour litigation. Published by American Lawyer Media’s Law Journal Press, the 912-page volume is the most comprehensive guide published to
Continue Reading Seyfarth Shaw “Writes the Book” on Wage-Hour Litigation
Authored by Alex Passantino
For the past two years or so, perhaps the most anticipated rulemaking in the wage and hour world has been what has been described at various times as the “FLSA Recordkeeping” or “Right-to-Know” rulemaking. As we have discussed previously on the blog, this expected regulation immediately drew the concern of the employer community when it was reported that
Continue Reading DOL’s “Right-to-Know” Rulemaking Gets Tabled
Seyfarth attorney C.J. Eaton published an article in the Winter (2012) edition of the Northeast Human Resources Association’s (“NEHRA“) Insights magazine. The article “The A to Z of the Massachusetts Wage Payment Law” aims to assist employers in answering some of the difficult questions employers struggle with concerning the Massachusetts Wage Payment Law.Continue Reading The A to Z of the Massachusetts Wage Payment Law
Co-authored by Rebecca P. Bromet and Jennifer A. Riley
On November 18, 2010, Interfaith Worker Justice (IWJ) sponsored a National Day of Action to raise the profile of “wage theft” — the practice of illegally underpaying or failing to pay workers. More than 35 groups across the country held events as part of IWJ’s National Day of Action, including
Continue Reading IWJ Sponsored A National Day Of Action To Raise Profile Of “Wage Theft”