Wage Wars: The Proliferation and Changing Landscape of Wage Laws

During the last few years, the landscape of wage laws and regulations at the federal, state and local levels of government have undergone and continue to undergo significant changes. This spans from aggressive enforcement efforts by federal and state agencies, including the Department of Labor, to important changes to wage regulations and municipalities joining the fray by enacting new wage ordinances. In recent months the cities of Philadelphia, St. Petersburg and Cincinnati have joined the ranks of large metropolitan areas with so-called wage theft ordinances. The overlay of federal, state and local wage laws and regulations has created a minefield of issues for employers and resulted in a spike in wage litigation across the country.

This program focuses on recent trends and changes to wage laws and discuss potential solutions for dealing with the changing landscape of wage laws. The presenters, Lori Armstrong Halber and Gregory D. Hanscom are both from Fisher Phillips, a national labor and employment firm, and members of the firm’s wage and hour practice group with significant experience counseling clients on and litigating cases involving federal, state and local wage laws. The program untangles the complex web of wage laws and presents this information in a practical and user-friendly format.

Learning Objectives: 

1. Discuss and explain recent trends and changes to wage laws at the federal, state and local levels of government
2. Provide practical guidance on how to comply with the changing landscape of wage laws
3. Provide real world solutions to avoiding and reducing the risk of being involved in wage litigation