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Labor Department Rolls out Payroll Audit Independent Determination (PAID)

Lawrence J. Buckfire — Tue, 03 Apr 2018 14:00:03 +0000

The U.S. Department of Labor recently rolled out a new program designed to help employers resolve inadvertent violations of federal labor and wage laws to help companies resolve their liability and ensure that workers receive all their due wages.

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Willful Violation of FLSA in Good Faith and What it Means to You

Lawrence J. Buckfire — Thu, 01 Mar 2018 15:00:29 +0000

Willful violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) standards by a company can lead to penalties, and sometimes criminal prosecution. Most cases fall into this category where the employer knows that they are in violation, but still chooses to violate the laws. However, what happens if these willful violations are in good faith?

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Supreme Court to Decide on Legality of Class Action Waivers in Mandatory Arbitration Agreements

Lawrence J. Buckfire — Tue, 27 Feb 2018 15:00:13 +0000

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- On Monday, October 2, 2017, the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments on the issue of whether a mandatory arbitration agreement set forth by an employer, which requires an employee to waive his or her right to proceed in a class or collective action, violates the NGA or the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA).

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Certain Cities and Counties to Increase Minimum Wage

Lawrence J. Buckfire — Sat, 10 Feb 2018 15:10:18 +0000

Minimum wage is a much-debated topic around the country.

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Proposal to Narrow Liability for Joint Employers Passes in the House

Lawrence J. Buckfire — Tue, 06 Feb 2018 15:10:10 +0000

In early November, The United States House of Representatives passed a proposal that would undo the previous presidential administration's definition of joint employer liability.

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The Department of Labor Maintains Appeal on Overtime Rule Injunction

Lawrence J. Buckfire — Thu, 01 Feb 2018 15:10:11 +0000

More discussions about rulings over the minimum salary have taken place leading to the Department of Labor (DOL) to maintain its appeal of an injunctive order initiated by the DOL under the Obama Administration after a federal judge in Texas enjoined a rule that increased the minimum salary for an employee to be classified as exempt from $26,661 to $47,476.

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Intern Status: What You Need to Know from the Department of Labor

Lawrence J. Buckfire — Tue, 23 Jan 2018 15:00:09 +0000

The debate about how to classify an intern for the purposes of FLSA has been ongoing for a long time and took many turns in the discussion. In 2010, the Department of Labor (DOL) released a six-part test to help determine the case, however, several appellate courts have rejected this test.

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Special Ruling Affirms FLSA Claims are Not Exempt from Arbitration Agreements

Lawrence J. Buckfire — Mon, 22 Jan 2018 15:00:14 +0000

On December 12, 2017, a unanimous ruling from a three-judge panel of the 2nd Circuit court affirmed the ruling of a district court that a truck driver, Jaun Rodriguez-Depena, must arbitrate his FLSA claims.

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Former Panera Bread Managers File Unpaid Overtime Lawsuit Challenging Pay Exemptions

Lawrence J. Buckfire — Wed, 20 Dec 2017 15:00:07 +0000

Two former assistant-managers, one from Alabama and the other from the District of Columbia, recently filed a proposed class action lawsuit against Panera Bread in federal court over allegations that the company failed to pay them overtime wages and improperly classified them as overtime exempt under federal wage laws.

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Supreme Court Hears Cases on Class Action Lawsuits

Lawrence J. Buckfire — Tue, 17 Oct 2017 14:00:08 +0000

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA -- The U.S. Supreme Court recently heard arguments concerning three major class action lawsuits against large corporations, some of which pertain to overtime pay and wage theft, over whether or not arbitration agreements can trump workers’ rights to collectively bring action against employers.

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