In Tyson Foods, Inc. v. Bouaphakeo, the U.S. Supreme Court held that statistical or representative evidence could be used by a class of employees to prove liability for an employer’s failure to pay them for donning and doffing protective gear in violation of
The wait is over; well sort of. In March 2014 President Obama directed the US Department of Labor (“DOL”) to review the so-called “White Collar” exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) to determine whether they were in need of revision having last been updated in 2004. Today the DOL announced a new proposed
In March of 2014 President Obama issued a Presidential Memorandum directing the Secretary of the United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) to update the FLSA regulations governing exemptions from overtime, the so-called White Collar Exemptions. The existing regulations were viewed as out of date and needing overhaul. Of particular concerns were the $455 per week
Coach, Inc. is the latest company to be sued for alleged misclassification of employees as unpaid interns. I just wrote about the trend in these class action lawsuits for the Union Leader’s Know The Law. These cases are often high profile because they involve a large number of former and current interns seeking monetary
Perhaps one of the biggest and most unexpected pieces of news for employers came on March 13, 2014 when President Obama signed a memorandum instructing the USDOL to undertake its first overhaul of the FLSA since 2004. The agency is charged with the responsibility to update the regulations of who qualifies for overtime pay. The