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Looking Back: Encino Motorcars v. Navarro One Year Later
Until last April, the Supreme Court had construed Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) exemptions “narrowly.” For example, just 7 years…
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Congress Repeals FLSA Provision, Immigration Battle Heads to Supreme Court
Earlier this week, we discussed the important amendment to the transportation bill that would clarify that federal law preempts certain…
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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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Supreme Court Denies Request to Delay DOL Home Care Wage Rule
In a form order without explanation, Chief Justice John Roberts yesterday declined home health care industry groups’ request to delay a lower…
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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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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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