The wait is over. On March 7, 2019, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) issued its long-awaited proposed rule on the minimum salary for exempt executive, administrative and professional employees under the Fair Labor...
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On March 12, 2019, Uber settled a class-action lawsuit filed by a group of ride-service drivers for $20 million. The lawsuit, filed in 2013, alleged Uber misclassified its drivers as independent contractors to avoid paying...
While an Indiana lawmaker has made headlines as of late due to his push to repeal Indiana’s child labor laws, you may wonder, “Are child labor laws still an issue in this country?” According to...
On February 19, 2019, Illinois became the fifth state to implement a $15-per-hour minimum wage increase when Governor J.B. Pritzker signed the “Lifting Up Illinois Working Families Act,” which was passed by the Illinois legislature...