Wage and Hour

NT Lakis Lawyers File Brief With Fourth Circuit, Urging Reversal of Problematic FLSA Joint Employment Ruling

NT Lakis lawyers recently submitted a “friend-of-the-court” brief to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in an important case regarding

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Senate Sends Repeal of “Blacklisting” Regulations to President Trump for His Expected Signature

The Senate has joined the House of Representatives in passing a resolution under the rarely invoked Congressional Review Act (CRA)

By |2017-03-10T16:28:58-05:003/10/2017|Categories: Affirmative Action and Diversity, Disability, Accommodations, and Leaves, Discrimination and Harassment, Government Contracts, Labor Relations, Wage and Hour|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Senate Sends Repeal of “Blacklisting” Regulations to President Trump for His Expected Signature

Labor Department Reports FMLA Complaint Resolutions Fell to All-Time Low Last Year, Even as FMLA Lawsuits Continued To Increase

Enforcement statistics covering fiscal year (FY) 2016 published recently by the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) show

By |2017-03-03T16:22:25-05:003/3/2017|Categories: Agency Enforcement, Wage and Hour|Tags: , |Comments Off on Labor Department Reports FMLA Complaint Resolutions Fell to All-Time Low Last Year, Even as FMLA Lawsuits Continued To Increase

Favorable Ruling by Ninth Circuit Finds That Wage and Hour Claims Were Too Individualized To Justify Class Treatment

A surprisingly favorable decision for employers by the normally employee-friendly U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has upheld

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Back-to-Back Rulings by Fifth Circuit Reach Different Results on Damages Available to Plaintiffs Who Prevail on ADEA and FLSA Retaliation Claims

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently handed down two decisions analyzing the remedies available to successful

By |2020-09-21T13:55:05-05:001/27/2017|Categories: Discrimination and Harassment, Wage and Hour, Whistleblowing and Retaliation|Tags: , , , , , |Comments Off on Back-to-Back Rulings by Fifth Circuit Reach Different Results on Damages Available to Plaintiffs Who Prevail on ADEA and FLSA Retaliation Claims

NT Lakis Prepares 2017 Federal Employment Policy Briefing Book for Trump Transition Officials

To assist the Trump Administration in gaining a more complete understanding of the Obama Administration’s regulatory and subregulatory accomplishments over

Outgoing Obama Labor Department Launches New Webpage on Employee Misclassification

The Department of Labor (DOL) recently posted a new webpage on the agency’s website, designed to provide user-friendly tools and

By |2017-01-13T17:06:41-05:001/13/2017|Categories: Agency Enforcement, Compensation, Wage and Hour, Whistleblowing and Retaliation|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on Outgoing Obama Labor Department Launches New Webpage on Employee Misclassification

Guide to the FLSA’s “White-Collar” Exemptions: Part III — The Professional Exemption

NT Lakis attorneys are pleased to present the third and final guide in our three-part series focused on the so-called

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New York Increases Minimum Salary Threshold for “White-Collar” Overtime Exemptions as Phased-In State Minimum Wage Increase Begins

The New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) has finalized a rule that significantly increases the minimum salary threshold for the state’s

By |2017-01-06T16:12:16-05:001/6/2017|Categories: State Standards, Wage and Hour|Tags: , , |Comments Off on New York Increases Minimum Salary Threshold for “White-Collar” Overtime Exemptions as Phased-In State Minimum Wage Increase Begins