Pre-Litigation Investigations and Liquidated Damages
By EsqSocial Corporation 28/04/21
Earlier this month, the Department of Labor (DOL) announced that it will return to its practice of pursuing liquidated damages in connection with pre-litigation investigations and settlements of wage and hour claims. This new policy rescinds the Wage and Hour Division’s (WHD) Field Assistance Bulletin (FAB) 2020-2, issued June 24, 2020, that curtailed assessment of these damages....
By: Nexsen Pruet, PLLC