Wage and Hour Litigation Back on the Rise in Midst of COVID-19

Published September 1, 2020

Employment law experts say they expect to be occupied with more and more FLSA lawsuits over the coming months as companies continue to lay off workers as a result of COVID-19’s economic fallout.

“If they basically swing from an old trapeze to a new trapeze without any break in employment, oftentimes they will blow off claims they could otherwise make,” Dallas employment lawyer Rogge Dunn said. “If an employee is thrown off the trapeze by the old company and they start falling, they’re going to look for a safety net.”

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