Pro tip: don’t monkey with an employee’s “regular” hourly rate to avoid overtime obligations
Let's say you have an employee who works 40 hours per week at the rate of $13.00 per hour. Now let's say that same employee needs to...
Uber suspends DEI exec over “Don’t Call Me Karen” events
By Jon Hyman
Uber has suspended its longtime head of diversity, equity, and inclusion, Bo Young Lee, after Black and Hispanic employees complained that a...
6th Circuit adopts one-step verification for FLSA collective actions
By Jon Hyman
We hold that, for a district court to facilitate notice of an FLSA suit to other employees, the plaintiffs must show a "strong likeliho...
WIRTW #673: the “syck” edition
By Jon Hyman
It's always great to connect with old friends. It's even better when your old friend works in a similar field as you. And it's e...
A few wage and hour thoughts for beer festival season
By Jon Hyman
As the weather warms up around the country and spring quickly transitions to summer, festival season will begin … including my personal favo...