By: Heather Frisch, Christopher Bouquet, and Ashley Stein Seyfarth Synopsis: As of January 1, 2026, AB 889 bulldozed California’s Prevailing Wage law, which impacts public works employers—including public […]
New York Enhances Criminal Liability for Wage Theft
On September 6, 2023, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a bill into law that amends the criminal larceny law to include wage theft. The amendment goes into […]
Divided 8th Circuit Reinstates Wage Dispute as Questions Remain Over Employer’s Communicated Policies
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit revived an overtime payment suit against a residential care facility, determining that questions of fact remained if its employees […]
Rodrigo Camarena is building tools to help immigrants become citizens and combat wage theft
(Photo by Len Irish Photography/ABA Journal) Rodrigo Camarena has been advocating for immigrants since he was a child. By the time he was 8, this son of an […]
Despite Enactment of Wage Transparency Pay Equity May Be the ‘Sleeping Giant’
As wage transparency laws are being enacted in a patchwork fashion across the country, legal experts are weighing in on how employers can best protect themselves in a […]