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Title:  Why wage and hour litigation is skyrocketing Author: Lydia DiPillis Source: Washington Post

*Date:* Dec 1, 2015

*Summary:*  It's no doubt a rare thing for America to become *less* litigious on any given issue. But the growth in lawsuits under one law in particular — the Fair Labor Standards Act http://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/hrg.htm, which sets the nation's minimum-wage and overtime levels — has been particularly dramatic. Link: wapo.st/1jx4viX ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Eugene McElroy, Library Associate James Carey Library, School of Management and Labor Relations Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey 50 Labor Center Way, New Brunswick NJ 08901 848-932-9513 smlrlibrary@work.rutgers.edu http://smlr.rutgers.edu/carey-library