Wage and Hour

Labor Department’s Wage and Hour Division Issues New FLSA Opinion Letter Addressing Compensability of Employees’ Time Voluntarily Spent in Wellness Programs and at a Benefits Fair

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) recently issued an opinion letter addressing whether the time voluntarily

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NT Lakis Lawyers File Brief With Supreme Court, Arguing That “Cy Pres” Is an Acceptable Device for Settling Class Action Claims as Long as Terms Are “Fair, Reasonable, and Adequate”

NT Lakis lawyers have filed a “friend-of-the-court” brief with the U.S. Supreme Court urging it to affirm an appeals court

By |2020-09-21T13:54:34-05:009/14/2018|Categories: Discrimination and Harassment, Wage and Hour|Tags: , , |Comments Off on NT Lakis Lawyers File Brief With Supreme Court, Arguing That “Cy Pres” Is an Acceptable Device for Settling Class Action Claims as Long as Terms Are “Fair, Reasonable, and Adequate”

DOL Schedules Series of “Listening Sessions” on Plans To Overhaul Its White Collar Overtime Regulations

The Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (DOL-WHD) has scheduled a series of “listening sessions” to be held around

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California Supreme Court Once Again Rejects Compliance With Federal Wage and Hour Rules as Sufficient To Meet State Law Requirements

For the third time this year, the California Supreme Court has interpreted the state’s wage and hour laws to be

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Fifth Circuit Relies on Recent Supreme Court Ruling in Holding That Burden Is Now on Plaintiff To Prove Important Element of FLSA’s Motor Carrier Overtime Exemption

Earlier this year, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an important decision in Encino Motorcars, LLC v. Navarro, ruling that statutory

By |2018-06-24T11:19:16-05:006/24/2018|Categories: Wage and Hour|Tags: , |Comments Off on Fifth Circuit Relies on Recent Supreme Court Ruling in Holding That Burden Is Now on Plaintiff To Prove Important Element of FLSA’s Motor Carrier Overtime Exemption