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
Primer on Recordkeeping and Notice Requirements Under the Fair Labor Standards Act
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the 80-year old federal employment law that requires employers to pay “nonexempt” employees a
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
State and Local Employment Law Round-Up, Summer 2018 Edition
NT Lakis attorneys are pleased to present the latest edition of our periodic State and Local Employment Law Round-Up highlighting
9 – 0 Ruling by U.S. Supreme Court Slams Door on Perpetual “Follow-On” Class Actions
In a 9 – 0 decision with major implications for employment class action lawsuits subject to the Federal Rules of
Trump Administration Proposes Merging Labor and Education Departments
The Trump Administration has issued a report entitled Delivering Government Solutions in the 21st Century: Reform Plan and Reorganization Recommendations,
Ninth Circuit Gives Another Win to Class Action Plaintiffs
In another logic-defying ruling, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held recently that a group of plaintiffs seeking class action
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
Guide To Properly Determining the “Regular Rate” Under the FLSA To Minimize Overtime Pay Liability
In order to determine how to properly calculate overtime payments under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), an employer
California Supreme Court Adopts Broad New Test That Will Make It Harder for Employers To Classify Workers as Independent Contractors
The California Supreme Court, in yet another ruling adverse to companies that do business in the state, has adopted a