47. From what I've heard it could take (before Trump) about a year to get a DOL claim adjudicated versus under six months in Colorado and over two years in Texas. This is just anecdotal from my own experience with Colorado Department of Labor and Employment
48. The definition of "time worked" is interesting and was established by Anderson v. Mt. Clemons Pottery Co. (1946), where employees' work was recorded to the nearest quarter hour. SCOTUS found against the employer and required payment for all time worked.
This is important because it means employers can't say an employee starts getting paid once they put on their uniform or arrive at their work station. SCOTUS stated that time worked, expansively, included all
"physical or mental exertion (whether burdensome or not) controlled or required by the employer and pursued necessarily and primarily for the benefit of the employer and his business."
Okay, Labor Day is over folks so I'll stop here. One more common issue I encountered: there isn't really such a thing as a "hostile work environment" in labor law.
Most workplace harassment cases are governed by federal laws such as Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits harassment based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin, or their state equivalent dealing with civil rights. ADA may also be relevant.
Employers and employees are generally allowed to be jerks, or at least, there is no law against it. I'll leave it at that as everyone heads back to work today.