House Hearing Focuses on Federal Wage & Hour Enforcement

Members of the House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections held a hearing on Wednesday to discuss the exponential rise in Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) litigation, and the Department of Labor’s employer compliance assistance efforts. According to Subcommittee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI), the FLSA and its regulations are “exceptionally complex and outdated . . . promot[ing] the interests of trial lawyers” over employees. Moreover, the “patchwork of conflicting interpretations and a complex regulatory structure have created an environment of legal uncertainty.”