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Update:  Governor Wolf agreed to repeal the regulations mentioned below that increased the minimum salary required for the Executive, Administrative, and Professional overtime exemptions.  This provision will go effect on September 7, 2021 and repeals all of the PA regulations for these exemptions.   The likely effect of this repeal is that PA courts will look

What is worse than having to pay double the back overtime wages owed to an employee plus their attorneys’ fees and costs? If you are an employer who has deprived a large group of employees of the overtime pay they were owed, it’s much worse to be stuck in a case that may force you

In California, expense reimbursement claims have brought several abusive policies to light, particularly as they relate to employees who earn less than twice the minimum wage. These employment law violations seem to become more frequent when economic downturns have everyone working hard to save money–employees and employers both. The employees most affected by unpaid expenses

The Colorado Department of Labor has resolved any doubt as to the answer to the common question (asked by both workers and employment law attorneys in Colorado): Can an employee be forced to forfeit their unused vacation time? The answer is No…even if there is a signed agreement that says otherwise. While Colorado labor laws

In support of the excellent work being done to protect the rights of America’s workers by the National Employment Law Project, we are sharing the following statement from NELP:In solidarity with workers nationwide, the National Employment Law Project today filed extensive comments against a proposed rule issued only a month ago by the U.S. Department