- Posts by Edward M. YennockMember of the Firm
Attorney Edward Yennock focuses his practice on the areas of employment disputes and complex civil litigation.
Edward represents employers in lawsuits, arbitrations, and mediations involving a range of employment law issues ...
The doctrine “joint employer” liability has received significant attention in recent months, including on this blog. Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, an employee may be deemed to have multiple employers—each of whom would be liable jointly for all aspects of FLSA compliance, including with regard to the payment of wages—in connection with his or her performance of the same work. During the prior administration, the U.S. DOL issued a rule intended to standardize the parameters of joint employer liability. Months later, however, a federal court invalidated a portion of the new rule, holding that it impermissibly narrowed the scope of the joint employer doctrine. And, in July 2021, the DOL announced its outright repeal of the rule—i.e., whether a business might face joint employer liability will again be governed by the multi-factor “economic reality” test subject to varying judicial interpretations.
In recent years, a growing number of states and localities have enacted unique minimum wage laws and ordinances entitling employees to be paid more – in some cases, substantially more – than the federal minimum wage, which has stood at $7.25 for nearly a decade.
As these minimum wages become more particularized, multi-jurisdictional employers face an increasing challenge to maintain compliance.
Below is an overview of notable increases slated to take effect on January 1, 2019, unless otherwise noted.
Please note that, at this late date, the 2019 minimum wage remains the subject ...
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