The delay of scheduled minimum-wage increases for American Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands highlights the longer-term impact of boosting a minimum wage.

Many FLSA lawsuits are seeking to hold individuals personally responsible as "employers" under that law.

Tucked away in a recent U.S. Labor Department e-newsletter was the announcement of a new time-tracking document that the Wage and Hour Division urges workers to maintain separately from the employer's official records.

Is there a lawful way to compensate retail employees that gives them a stake in working to increase sales while at the same time eliminating the need to pay overtime?