These questions and answers cover the details surrounding the final rule, and address what’s included in the final rule, as well as compliance and communication strategies, budget implications and possible morale and productivity issues.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — A court of appeals recently ruled that farm workers involved in the growing of bait worms are exempt from overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). After receiving a complaint from farm workers, the Department of Labor investigated the Silver Bait worm farm’s labor practices and ultimately determined that the farm […]
NASHVILLE — A group of employees who filed a class action suit against their employer, Micros Systems, for misclassifying them as exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) settled their claims with the company for $925,000. The class consisted of about ninety implementation specialists who installed and pre-programmed software for the company’s customers. The […]
NASHVILLE — Logan’s Roadhouse Inc. could be facing a collective action wage and overtime pay lawsuit in Tennessee federal court, if the judge approves the servers’ request for class certification. The steakhouse restaurant chain is alleged to have violated the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) when it failed to pay its tipped employees at least minimum wage […]
NASHVILLE — Department and assistant department managers working for Publix Super Markets Inc. will share in a recent $30 million settlement. The settlement, which received court approval in Tennessee federal court in early February, is intended to resolve an ongoing collective action overtime pay lawsuit. In the managers’ claim, the supermarket chain allegedly failed to […]
MEMPHIS — A part of the Methodist Healthcare System, Methodist University Hospital is one of the largest hospitals located in the Memphis Medical Center. With a little less than 1300 beds, the hospital is still among the largest hospital in the US. It is affiliated to the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. The hospital […]