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.
DALLAS — Personal trainers working at Gold’s Gym locations in Texas are not exempt employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and therefore may seek overtime pay, a federal district court in Texas has ruled. Gold’s Texas Holding Groups Inc., which operates 41 Gold’s Gym locations in Texas, were sued by trainers who receive a […]
HOUSTON — Dealing a blow to the plaintiffs in a class action wage suit for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), a federal court issued an order decertifying the class in the collective action against KB Home. The suit was filed by a group of current and former KB Home onsite sales representatives […]
HOUSTON — Halliburton Co has settled an overtime suit in the amount of $18.3 million to be paid to more than 1,000 oil and gas workers. The U.S. Department of Labor has stated that this settlement is one of the largest recoveries of overtime wages in recent years for the agency. Founded in 1919, Halliburton […]
HOUSTON — Two waiters for Montrose Restaurant in Texas sued their employer claiming that the restaurant wrongfully included a so-called “coffeeman” in the restaurant tip pool in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The “coffeeman” apparently worked behind the scenes making coffee and occasionally would bring bread and food into the dining room. […]
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A lawsuit was filed on August 31, 2015 against the International Bank of Commerce. Our overtime pay laws attorneys filed this class action lawsuit against the International Bank of Commerce, alleging that the company failed to properly compensate its hourly bank tellers in violation of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act. Specifically, the […]