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State High Court Sides With Employer, Reverses $1M Jury Verdict in Illegal Wage Discrimination Suit

The defendant's attorney, Randall Armentrout of Nyemaster Goode in Des Moines, told Law.com that the ruling was important, as previously there were no decisions interpreting Iowa's Equal Pay Statute, which was passed in 2009.
6 minute read

Law.com

State High Court Rejects Law Professor's Wage Dispute, Finding Fee Basis Is 'Far Exceeding' Minimum Wage, Salary Requirements

Based on his hours in the classroom, the adjunct professor earned $75 per hour for teaching the banking law course, and approximately $102 per hour for the second course—rates "far exceeding" Maine's minimum wage and salary-basis requirement in Section 663(3)K, the court determined.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Former FINRA Execs Join Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi Following Firm's Record 2023

Christopher Kelly and Lisa Colone are co-chairing a new securities enforcement group at the New Jersey firm.
4 minute read

Law.com

Legal Departments Face Blizzard of Worker-Friendly Laws: The Morning Minute

The news and analysis you need to start your day.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

'Bad for Business?' House Holds Hearing on DOL's Proposed Changes to FLSA OT Exemptions

The DOL proposed to set the salary level at the 35th percentile of weekly earnings for full-time salaried workers based on the lowest-wage Census region. The public comment period has closed and the DOL announced that it plans to issue the final rule in April 2024.
7 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

One to Watch: Pay Transparency Bill Moving Through Legislature Could Have Major Impact on Employers

"I think what employers would really like from the Legislature is more certainty. Not making laws that, to figure out what it means, you have to go to litigation," David A. Rapuano, a partner with Archer & Greiner, said. "To me, and to my clients, it is bad policy to create laws that cannot be figured out unless a court [is involved]."
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

NJ Attorney General Files First Complaint Under Enhanced Workers' Comp Laws

"When employers unlawfully and callously toss their workers into the 'independent contractor' category they are not only depriving them of a steady paycheck, they are also stripping them of earned sick leave, workers compensation, minimum wage, and more," Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said. "These are national, profitable corporations with deep pockets who are padding their profits with illegal labor schemes, and they seem to have no plans to stop this kind of behavior."
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Mediating Wage-Hour Collective and Class Actions: Special Factors to Keep in Mind

The wage-and-hour collective/class action mediation is a different type of case, and as mediator of wage-and-hour collective class action cases, I'd like to share some of the unique aspects of these types of cases.
9 minute read

Daily Report Online

Server Sues Pampas Steakhouse for Alleged Wage-and-Hour Violations

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
1 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Feds Putting Squeeze on Federal Contractors for Hiring Disparities

"It really pays off to take that time and train anyone who has a hand in the hiring process," said Nancy Van der Veer Holt, a partner at FordHarrison.
6 minute read

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