The Department of Labor announced new proposed overtime rules that will entitle nearly five million workers to the right to earn 50 percent more than the base wage for each hour worked in addition to the standard 40-hour week. The proposed rule would raise the threshold at which certain professionals qualify for overtime coverage under […]
NEW YORK — An employee at an upscale New York restaurant Le Perigord filed a suit against the company for alleged violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and New York labor laws. According to the lawsuit, the company failed to pay the plaintiff, who served as a hostess, coat checker, and maitre d’ […]
LOS ANGELES — A California state court approved a $7.4 million settlement of three separate overtime class action cases brought by more than 1,600 pharmacists alleging violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and California labor code. Under the settlement agreement, the average class member will receive $2,486, with the amount depending on the […]
The U.S. Department of Labor issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on July 6, 2015 that seeks to gather comments on possible changes to its current Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) regulations. Particularly, the NPRM seeks to update the regulations governing the application of the so-called “white collar” exemption for employees who meet a […]
WASHINGTON D.C — On July 6, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to update the regulations governing which executive, administrative, and professional (white collar) workers are entitled to the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA) minimum wage and overtime pay protections. Currently, the salary threshold for the so-called “white […]
ATLANTA — A group of former employees who filed a class action against their employer, HMSHost, can move forward with their claim of willful Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) violations according to a federal court. The employees, who were assistant managers, alleged that they were willfully misclassified as exempt from overtime. The court denied the […]