Noah Finkel Quoted in Inc.com
"Hourly Wages? There's a Lawsuit for That"

Seyfarth Shaw Labor & Employment partner and one of the editors of the book, Wage & Hour Collective and Class Litigation, Noah Finkel, was quoted on February 21 in Inc.com in an article discussing various issues regarding wage and hour lawsuits.

Noah points out that, while most might think these lawsuits are against big companies, 90 percent of the filings are actually against small- and medium-sized companies, which can be crippling to those businesses.

He says a major factor contributing to these filings is a "horrendously complex" wage and hour law which can vary state-to-state and the lack of personnel equipped to understand the intricacies of the law, such as how it pertains to companies using computer technology, support staff classification as exempt or non-exempt and employees who receive tips.

Noah suggests that companies have a knowledgeable outside attorney or "savvy" human resource staff member or consultant. He adds "People said initially that the wage hour litigation boom [would be] the flavor of the month. Well, it's been the flavor of the month for 10 years now."

Click here to read the full article: http://www.inc.com/erik-sherman/small-businesses-at-risk-hourly-wages-lawsuit.html