WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Fair Labor Standards Act sets forth a multitude of conditions all employers must meet as it pertains to how they pay their employees. Violators could be subject to substantial liability for their actions, particularly if they knowingly violate minimum wage and overtime pay laws. Under the FLSA, employers who unknowingly fail […]
WASHINGTON D.C. — On January 20, 2016, the Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor issued guidance on joint employment under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The guidance will assist employers and employees determine whether a joint employment situation exists — whether an employee is employed by two or more joint […]
WASHINGTON D.C. — A group of associations that represent various public sector employers penned a letter to Congress asking that it move to scale back the Department of Labor’s highly-anticipated final rule on overtime that would make millions of additional employees eligible for overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The letter had 20 […]
WASHINGTON D.C. — A group of auto service advisers have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit’s decision in an overtime case they brought against their employer, Encino Motorcars LLC. The Court of Appeals ruled against Encino Motorcars and held that the service advisers were entitled […]
WASHINGTON D.C — A group of amusement ride operators, food handlers, and game attendants who worked a Degeller’s carnivals, owned by Deggeller Attractions Inc., filed a suit against the company claiming that it failed to pay minimum and overtime wages in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Additionally, the workers claimed that the […]
WASHINGTON D.C. — The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has filed suit against Progressive Business Solutions for violations of the minimum wage and recordkeeping provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Progressive is a Pennsylvania company that creates business information publications and sells those to various entities using telephone sales representatives. These sales representatives […]