Wage & Hour Counsel : Wage & Hour Lawyer & Attorney : Littler Mendelson Law Firm : Employment Law, Labor Relations

On May 19, 2010, the U.S. Department of Labor announced the publication of final regulations concerning child labor. Included in the regulations are increased penalties for child labor violations.

The maximum penalty for repeatedly or willfully violating the Fair Labor Standard Act’s minimum wage and maximum hours provisions, relating to wages, increased from $1,000 to $1,100 per violation.

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After nearly four years, the California Supreme Court has finally issued a unanimous decision in Martinez v. Combs, finding that officers and directors of a corporate employer cannot be held civilly liable for causing the corporation to violate the statutory duty to pay minimum wages where the individual corporate agents acted within the scope of the agency.

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