Wage and Hour

U.S. DOL Announces That It Will Publish Final Rule to Update Overtime Regulations

Today, the U.S. Department of Labor announced that it will publish on May 23, 2016 its Final Rule to update…

8 years ago

Employment LawScene Alert: Wisconsin Supreme Court Issues Donning and Doffing Decision

On March 1, 2016, the Wisconsin Supreme Court issued a decision in United Food and Commercial Workers Union, Local 1473…

9 years ago

Employment LawScene Alert: DOL Memo States That Most Workers Are Employees Under the FLSA

Today, July 15, 2015, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a memo regarding the classification of workers as either employees or…

9 years ago

Employment LawScene Alert: DOL Issues Proposed Rule Changes to Overtime Regulations

On March 13, 2014, President Obama signed a memorandum that launched the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) efforts to update…

9 years ago

Employment LawScene Alert: Supreme Court Decides Security Check Time Doesn’t Need to be Paid Time

On December 9, 2014, the Supreme Court of the United States issued its decision in Integrity Staffing Solutions, Inc. v.…

10 years ago

Employment LawScene Alert: Can an Employer Deduct an Exempt Employee’s Salary When the Employer Closes Its Business Due to Either Inclement Weather or a Power Outage?

The Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) provides an employer an exemption for minimum wage and overtime payments for any employee…

10 years ago

Employment LawScene Alert: How to Avoid Becoming a Wage and Hour Misclassification Headline

Employers whotheir employees as overtime exempt should be cautioned by a recent settlement out of a Florida federal…

10 years ago

Employment LawScene Alert: College Football Players Are “Employees” Under the NLRA

The National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) Regional Director for Region 13 issued a decision on March 26, 2014, finding that…

11 years ago

Employment LawScene Alert: U.S. Supreme Court Affirms Time Spent Changing Clothes Not Compensable Work Time

On October 14, 2013, the Employment LawScene™ brought you an article explaining that the Supreme Court would hear oral arguments…

11 years ago