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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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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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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

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Recent Seven-Figure Wage and Hour Settlements Illustrate Potential Legal Risks Involved in Deducting Employee Uniform Costs From Pay

A number of recent seven-figure settlements involving claims brought under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) in which employees alleged

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