The Labor Department is moving to create one nationwide standard for when two or more employers can be jointly liable for ...

The Labor Department proposed a new rule Tuesday aimed at clarifying when businesses can be held accountable for violating wage or leave protections for contractors, franchisees, and regular employees ...

The U.S. Department of Labor has proposed a rule that would narrow the definition of joint employer liability, limiting when companies can be held responsible for wage and leave violations by ...

Plaintiffs counsel have become increasingly adept at crafting new theories of employer liability in wage-and-hour class actions, says employment lawyer Lynne C. Hermle. One current trend is to attack ...

Not Your Employee, Not Your Problem? Unpacking Sixth Circuit’s Corporate Liability Ruling for Title VII Harassment Claims The court said if the accused is not an “agent” of the employer, it comes down ...