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Are you following wage and hours laws when it comes to your small business’s employees? If you’re not sure, you’d better make sure. Wage and hour lawsuits are on the rise. LifeInc. recently reported that more wage and hour lawsuits were filed against employers in the first seven months of 2012 than in all of 2011. At that time, 7,064 Fair Labor Standards Act lawsuits had been filed, compared to 7,006 in the entire year of 2011.