Court Opinions
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The Effect (or Non-Effect) of Expense Reimbursements on the FLSA “Regular Rate”
Recently, we have discussed certain types of special calculations for non-exempt employees who earn commissions or who receive commissions or bonuses…
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Playing with FLSA Fire: Lawsuit over Call Center’s Aggressive “Idle Time” Deductions Proceeds
Recently, the federal district court in Minnesota allowed a collective action filed by call center employees to proceed in an…
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California Court Confirms that Employers Can Still Employ Unpaid Interns in Certain Cases
Recently, the DOL’s preferred test for whether employers must pay their interns has been under attack, an issue I’ll address…
Read More » Texas Decision Blocks Immigrants’ Bid for Birth Certificates for Citizen Children
Every now and again, I have to bring your attention to decisions plaguing businesses in wage and hour and immigration…
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Kaplan law school test prep case tests bounds of FLSA Outside Sales exemption
Lawyer readers of the blog will remember BarBRI, Kaplan, and other bar prep providers hawking prep classes, flash cards, practice…
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Pre-Shift Safety Meetings Not Compensable Under FLSA After Integrity Staffing, Says Court
We seem to have talked quite a bit lately about the Supreme Court’s interpretation of “integral and indispensable” activities under the Portal-to-Portal…
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Ninth Circuit’s FLSA Pre Shift Activity Decision Shows Value of Integrity Staffing Standard
Last month, I mentioned that the Supreme Court’s unanimous decision in Integrity Staffing v. Busk has its limits. That does…
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Tip Credits, Tip Pooling Continue to be Hot Issues in FLSA Litigation
The hospitality industry is ground zero for many of the hottest wage and hour issues under the FLSA and state…
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Fifth Circuit’s FLSA Meal Break Decision Exposes Limit of Supreme Court’s Integrity Staffing Decision
Yesterday, I profiled Naylor v. Securiguard, a Fifth Circuit decision with a seemingly unique fact pattern (security guards on a…
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Travel-shortened meal breaks may be compensable under FLSA says Fifth Circuit
It’s more cult classic than a summer blockbuster, but one of my favorite movies is 2000’s “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” starring…
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