Damien DeLaney and Jeff Kimmel, Co-Chairs of Akerman’s Wage and Hour Practice discuss new laws and court cases that may have an impact on what employers need to do to comply with wage and hour laws in 2023. In this episode, Jeff and Damien discuss expected challenges to new rules put into effect by the Biden Administration, including the test for classification of workers as independent contractors, the new 80/20 rule to determine if workers can be paid the tip credit minimum wage, a new wave of court challenges how collective actions under the Fair Labor Standards Act are administered by the courts, and court challenges to certain regulatory restrictions on use of the “white collar” exemptions to FLSA overtime requirements.

Damien DeLaney and Jeff Kimmel, Co-Chairs of Akerman’s Wage and Hour Practice, discuss the Department of Labor’s proposed rule for determining if a worker is an independent contractor that was published for comment on October 13, 2022.

Damien DeLaney and Jeff Kimmel, Co-Chairs of Akerman’s Wage and Hour Practice discuss employer/employee agreements to arbitrate disputes. In this episode, Jeff and Damien discuss the current state of the law regarding enforceability of employee arbitration agreements and how this may evolve in the future, as well as the pros and cons of employers adopting an arbitration policy.

Jeff Kimmel and Damien DeLaney, Co-Chairs of Akerman's Wage and Hour Practice, discuss the wage and hour challenges associated with remote workers. In this episode, Jeff and Damien address what employers need to know to ensure that non-exempt remote workers are paid properly, are given required breaks, and reimbursed for certain expenses incurred by remote workers, as required by applicable law.

Jeff Kimmel and Damien DeLaney, Co-Chairs of Akerman’s Wage and Hour Practice, lead discussions on the most important developments and trends in wage and hour law, and break down complex wage and hour issues so that employers can stay on top of wage and hour laws at the federal, state and local level and avoid costly lawsuits or government enforcement proceedings.