Wages & Hours

Starbucks to pay $38.9 million for NYC labor violations

12/08/2025

In a case that illustrates how much even minor wage-and-hour violations can rack up huge bills, Starbucks cafés in New York City will pay over $38.9 million to workers shorted on pay or otherwise harmed by poor wage-and-hour practices.

Share facilities and employees? DOL opinion says add hours together

10/20/2025

Ordinarily, working a second job for a separate employer doesn’t trigger overtime based on the total hours worked for both employers. But if the employers are closely affiliated, they may be joint employers.

Rethinking compensation: Can higher salaries drive RTO initiatives?

10/20/2025

When leaders start dangling higher pay to entice remote workers to return to the office, HR teams must reassess how they position compensation.

Protect your company by getting wage-and-hour rules right

10/14/2025

At the 2025 HR Specialist Summit, Carrie Hoffman reminded attendees that the Fair Labor Standards Act doesn’t grant employers much leeway. Exemptions are narrowly construed, the burden of proof is on the company and even small oversights can snowball into class claims.

Pay transparency takes root as employers prepare for stricter standards

09/15/2025

A majority of U.S. employers are taking deliberate steps toward greater pay transparency—even when not legally required—according to WTW, a global advisory and consulting firm, in its 2025 Pay Transparency Survey.

DOL hints new overtime rules may be coming

09/15/2025

The Department of Labor’s delayed spring 2025 regulatory agenda includes a separate item on long-term regulatory plans, which includes working on overtime rules.

Pay-transparency expansion leaves compliance gaps

08/25/2025

States across the U.S. continue to pass pay-transparency laws. But the U.S. Pay Transparency Index 2025 from beqom, a compensation management platform, reveals that even where laws are strict, compliance lags.

Beyond overtime: What OBBBA’s payroll provisions mean for HR

08/11/2025

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act brings sweeping payroll and tax changes that HR teams must quickly adapt to—some already in effect as of Jan. 1, 2025.

Which DOL regs could vanish? Top 4 to watch

07/28/2025

The Department of Labor has identified over 60 regulations for elimination. These are the top four regulations slated for elimination that most affect employers.

Equal pay: Document how and why jobs differ

07/22/2025

The Equal Pay Act requires employers to pay members of each sex the same for performing work that is substantially the same. The only way for an employer to defend an EPA lawsuit is to prove that the jobs aren’t substantially similar—or that the pay difference is attributable to some factor other than sex.