As another year draws to a close, many employers might be ready to put 2013 in their rear view mirrors. Never mind the continued and broad challenges they faced in the still-uncertain economic climate, many employers in 2013 contended with a sharp increase in wage-and-hour cases and government enforcement activity.
In its October report titled “The New Lawsuit Ecosystem: Trends, Targets and Players,” the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform said it all: “Wage-and-hour claims currently outpace all other types of workplace litigation,” accounting for settlements from 2007 through 2012 of $2.7 billion.
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