Court watchers anticipate an influx of lawsuits, not from new hires so much as from existing employees who see their employer's pay scales for the first time.
When an individual moves into a new role, or even to a different department, the organization retains all the hidden benefits of keeping established staff.
Despite tepid growth, and even declines, in sectors such as retail, hiring in healthcare, leisure and hospitality, government, and manufacturing drove a gain in payrolls last month.