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Wage and Hour Laws: A State-by-State Survey provides a thorough and complete analysis of the individual wage and hour laws, wage payment laws, and common law wage actions that are used throughout the nation.

Its state-by-state analysis includes coverage of:

• Minimum wage and overtime laws
• Timing, place, and manner of payments to employees
• Mandatory payments in addition to overtime, such as shift differentials and reimbursement for tools and uniforms
• Prohibitions on hours worked and mandatory leave, such as the requirement to provide paid sick leave
• Child labor
• Recordkeeping/posting requirements
• Occupations with special rules, such as those in public safety
• Common law theories to recover unpaid wages, defenses, and remedies
• Enforcement and remedies of workers statutory protections, including injunctions, and private and state enforcement actions
• Special litigation issues, such as the availability of Rule 23 class actions, double or treble damages, and attorney���s fees and costs.

In addition, the Third Edition updates, sections on fluctuating workweeks, gap time pay, the treatment of mandatory service charges in the payment of tipped employees, Portal-to-Portal acts, mandatory paid sick leave laws, and the varying state laws defining joint employment and independent contractors.

Highlights including:

• Minimum wage law changes in a number of states
• Amendment to the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act
• New section on Equal Pay Act in Indiana
• Kentucky���s treatment of on-call time
• Enactment of the Maryland Healthy Working Families Act
• Treatment of bonus and commission payments under North Carolina law
• Independent contractor status under Vermont���s unemployment compensation act

Each State Chapter Addresses:

• Overview of State Law and Regulation
• Operations and Functions of the State Administrative Agency
• Minimum Wage and Overtime Laws
• Timing, Place, and Manner of Payments
• Payments and Leave in Addition to Minimum Wage and Overtime
• Prohibitions on Hours Worked
• Occupations With Special Rules
• Child Labor
• Recordkeeping, Posting, and Notice Requirements
• Enforcement and Remedies
• Common Law Causes of Action
• Retaliation
• Special Litigation Issues