I wrote about a really stupid case out of Texas where a federal court said that "lactation is not pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition," and thus decided that "firing someone because of lactation or breast-pumping is not... Read More
Out of the millions of page-views this blog has received over the six-years of its existence, the most popular post (by an almost three-to-one margin over its closest competitor) is You should pay attention to this post if you have unpaid interns ... Read More
by John E. Thompson Comments on the U.S. Labor Department's proposed changes in regulations defining the federal Fair Labor Standards Act's Section 13(a)(1) exemptions are, for the moment, still due on Friday, September 4, 2015. USDOL is... Read More
Remember the FLSA "pick-off" case? In Genesis Healthcare v. Symczyk, the Court held that if an FLSA collective action becomes moot as to the only plaintiff (before additional plaintiffs were added), then the entire claim becomes moot (and the... Read More
by Gregg Fisch and Ryan Duffy On November 12, 2014, in Greg Landers v. Quality Communications Inc. [ an enhanced version of this opinion is available to lexis.com subscribers ], the Ninth Circuit clarified a previously unsettled point of law by confirming... Read More
So, by now, you've likely read the news, first reported on Wednesday night by The New York Times reporters Michael Shear and Steven Greenhouse that "Obama Will Seek Broad Expansion of Overtime Pay" . Messrs. Shear and Greenhouse indicated... Read More
Wages & Hours: Law and Practice covers all aspects of federal and state laws governing minimum wage, overtime, and child labor standards. It focuses on the federal wage-hour statutory scheme, including laws regulating work under government procurement... Read More
What do fashion designer Norma Kamali, journalist Charlie Rose, Elite Model Management Corporation, and the Hearst Corporation have in common? All have been sued by former unpaid interns, claiming that their unpaid status violated the Fair Labor Standards... Read More
by John E. Thompson The U.S. Labor Department reports that a temporary-staffing employee has received $1,152 in back-wages and unspecified "other damages" for what it contended was a violation of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act's... Read More
“So, dynamic, Eric . Is there anything you can’t do ?” Oh, hey there. Didn’t see you come in. You probably didn’t come here to read about Law360 naming me one of the 20 attorneys who are killing it on Twitter . (You can... Read More
This week, the Department of Labor announced proposed changes to the white-collar overtime exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA"). If enacted, these changes will significantly impact employers. To qualify as exempt from overtime... Read More
by John E. Thompson The U.S. Labor Department has of course proposed a substantial increase in the minimum salary amount required to meet the basic compensation criterion for an executive, administrative, professional, or a derivative exemption under... Read More
by: David C. Burton & Igor M. Babichenko On April 5, 2011, the Department of Labor ("DOL") published a final rule [1] updating the regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA"). The final rule, which will take... Read More
It seems like such an insignificant little case, but it's really a can of exploding snakes . An Illinois woman who was terminated after she was caught working during her lunch period has won her claim for unemployment. (The employer said that... Read More