Wage and hour suits are already an expensive legal area for employers, and now, as the Florida Employment & Immigration Law Blog relates, the Obama administration in its budget is contemplating a big further crackdown. (via Hyman)

P.S. And here's a front-pager by Steven Greenhouse in today's New York Times, playing up the tax-collection angle, mentioning the labor union push for the crackdown, but mostly missing the litigation aspects.