Wage and Hour Division welcomed the new year by issuing six new opinion letters on January 5, 2026 — four regarding the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and two regarding the Family and Medical Leave ...

For employers, this decision provides a clearer roadmap for defending against overtime claims from high-earning employees.

As the Supreme Court prepares its docket for the New Year, Richards v. Eli Lilly stands out as a case with the potential to fundamentally alter the landscape of wage-and-hour collective actions under ...

Auto dealerships employ a wide range of workers and often maintain a variety of complex pay plans, which can make compliance with federal wage and overtime rules extra challenging. Since violations of ...

DOL Wage and Hour Division plans to remove certain FLSA non-binding interpretive guidance documents from the CFR and relocate them to the agency’s internal Field Operations Handbook. Guidance on the 7 ...

The Wage and Hour Division released an analysis of its 2025 data, also drawing attention to two updated video series on the ...

The nation’s highest court on Monday denied Baltimore County‘s request to consider whether the Fair Labor Standards Act requires the county’s detention center to pay inmates minimum and overtime wages ...

“The [Seventh Circuit's] holding is going to reverberate and have a huge impact on wage and hour litigation throughout the United States,” said Gerald Maatman, chair of Duane Morris’ class action ...