IBM recently agreed to pay $17 million to resolve a U.S. Department of Justice probe into the legality of the company's diversity, equity and inclusion practices, a deal that could be a sign of more enforcement actions and shed light on the damages companies could face. Here four things employment attorneys are talking about following the DOJ's deal with IBM.
An elder care company's class settlement over COVID-19 screening time doesn't bar a separate suit claiming the company failed to pay workers for missed meal breaks, a Washington state appeals court ruled, reviving the break claims.
Appeals courts are currently looking at a slew of wage and hour issues, including whether Fair Labor Standards Act collectives have defined borders, the survival of "headless" California's Private Attorneys General Act claims and whether delivery drivers fall under two federal exemptions. Here, Law360 explores these wage and hour cases.