Talent mobility, specialized roles, scarce market data and other competitive pressures create unusually complex pay transparency challenges for life sciences companies. Jackson Lewis’ Life Sciences Group Co-leader Peggy Stange joins podcast host Laura Mitchell to discuss how moving from pushback to preparation can address benchmarking gaps, confidentiality concerns and exception requests to protect IP and trade secrets while promoting pay transparency and pay equity compliance.
Articles Discussing General Topics Under The FLSA.
Four DOL Opinion Letters Clarify FLSA Exemptions for Minimum Pay, Bonuses, ‘Duties’ + ‘Roll Call’ Time
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Navigating 2026: Pay Transparency Laws and Employer Obligations
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New Year, New Minimum Salaries for Noncompetes in Some States
Weathering the Storm: Understanding Sleep Time Deductions for Extended Employee Shifts
In light of recent severe weather events, employers with round-the-clock operations—such as those in healthcare and other essential services—are likely facing workforce coverage concerns. One common solution involves requiring or permitting employees to remain on-site overnight during hazardous travel conditions. While all hours actively worked must be compensated, a significant
DOL Issues Six Opinion Letters Interpreting the FLSA and FMLA
The six opinion letters provide official interpretations on key workplace compliance questions under the Fair Labor Standards Act and Family and Medical Leave Act.
Littler Lounge: A New Year, a Familiar Fight – Collective Actions Back in the Spotlight
Littler Lounge: A New Year, a Familiar Fight – Collective Actions Back in the Spotlight
New year, same Lounge – and we’re kicking off 2026 with a topic that proves procedural questions can have surprisingly big consequences.
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2025 Wage and Hour Developments: A Year in Review
Our “Year in Review” summarizes the most important wage and hour developments of 2025, including significant Department of Labor activity, U.S. Supreme Court and federal appellate court decisions, and state law changes, including new state minimum wage rates for 2026. Click here to download the 2025 Wage and Hour Developments: A Year in Review
Pay Transparency + the Power of Preventive Strategies: Episode 1 — Mitigating the Patchwork
As employers have become accustomed to basic pay transparency obligations, states and cities have begun ramping up requirements for greater information disclosure. Proactive planning and strong decision-making regarding an organization’s culture can help alleviate the stress employers face.
Employers Assurance: 11th Circuit Clarifies Compensable Work Time Under Portal-to-Portal Act
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Navigating the Patchwork of Pay Transparency Laws
As employers have become accustomed to basic pay transparency obligations, states and cities have begun ramping up requirements for greater information disclosure. Proactive planning and strong decision-making regarding an organization’s culture can help alleviate the stress employers face.
Employers That Pay Biweekly May Have 27 Paydays in 2026. Are You Ready?
Employers That Pay Biweekly May Have 27 Paydays in 2026. Are You Ready?
Employers that pay their employees on a biweekly pay cycle often determine the amount of an employee’s biweekly salary by dividing their designated annual salary by 26, reasoning that there will be 26 pay cycles in a
Pay Transparency Rules: Posting Ranges and Reporting Pay Data Workplace Wake-Up with Jen Shaw
California continues to lead the nation in pay equity enforcement, and new requirements are reshaping employer obligations. In this episode, Jen breaks down SB…
I Want My Money Back: A Primer on Recovering Inadvertent Overpayments
I Want My Money Back: A Primer on Recovering Inadvertent Overpayments
A common conundrum for employers is what to do when they accidentally overpay employees. Even the most diligent employers are not immune from inadvertent overpayments, especially when grappling with an increasingly complex landscape of compensation processes and systems. Perhaps
Littler’s Semi-Annual Rates Update for Minimum Wage, Tips, and Exempt Pay Increases on January 1, 2026 (and Other Developments)
Littler’s Semi-Annual Rates Update for Minimum Wage, Tips, and Exempt Pay Increases on January 1, 2026 (and Other Developments)
Whether you’re planning to serve turkey or tofu during the holidays, we’re serving up notable rate-related developments since our mid-year update, along with known nonexempt and exempt employee rate changes that