FLSA

Two Recent Cases Illustrate That Courts Continue To Apply Different Standards in Deciding Whether To Grant “Conditional Certification” in FLSA Collective Actions

Two cases that recently came to our attention demonstrate the sometimes unpredictable nature of “conditional certification” under the federal Fair

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Secretary of Labor Acosta Withdraws Two Controversial Obama-Era Wage and Hour “Administrator Interpretations”

Just one month after being sworn in as the new secretary of labor, Alexander Acosta has withdrawn two controversial Obama-era

By |2017-06-16T15:37:07-05:006/16/2017|Categories: Wage and Hour|Tags: , , , , , |Comments Off on Secretary of Labor Acosta Withdraws Two Controversial Obama-Era Wage and Hour “Administrator Interpretations”

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

By |2017-03-17T16:18:57-05:003/17/2017|Categories: Contingent Workers, Wage and Hour|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on NT Lakis Lawyers File Brief With Fourth Circuit, Urging Reversal of Problematic FLSA Joint Employment Ruling

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

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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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Guide to the FLSA’s “White-Collar” Exemptions: Part II – The Administrative Exemption

NT Lakis attorneys are pleased to present the second guide in our three-part series focused on the so-called “white-collar” exemptions

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Guide to the FLSA’s “White-Collar” Exemptions: Part I – The Executive Exemption

NT Lakis attorneys are pleased to present the first guide in a new three-part series focused on the so-called “white-collar”

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