John E. Thompson

John Thompson is a partner in the Atlanta office of the law firm Fisher & Phillips. His practice focuses on wage and hour law, assisting employers in preventive efforts designed to ensure compliance, and he handles both investigations conducted by government agencies and litigation in the wage and hour area. John has served as a Special Assistant Attorney General for wage-hour matters for the State of Georgia. Contact him at jthompson@laborlawyers.com.

Wrong Response to a Pay Complaint Can Pose Big Employer Risks

John E. ThompsonFebruary 9, 2012

By John E. Thompson Betty works for The Big Store as a non-exempt accounts Payable Clerk. She is assigned to help with taking a merchandise inventory over … Read more

Labor Dept. Aggressively Pushing Initiative-Focused FLSA Enforcement

John E. ThompsonDecember 13, 2011

By John E. Thompson Recent U.S. Department of Labor news releases show something important about its current approach to enforcing the federal Fair Labor … Read more

New Federal Bill Would Broaden the FLSA Computer Exemption

John E. ThompsonDecember 1, 2011

By John E. Thompson A bill introduced in the U.S. Senate (S. 1747) would significantly expand the scope of the current exemption for certain computer … Read more

Holiday Volunteer Services Might Be Seen as FLSA Employment

John E. ThompsonNovember 24, 2011

By John E. Thompson The holiday spirit moves many to volunteer for activities of a benevolent nature. An organization to which such individuals donate … Read more

Job Descriptions Are Not Exemption Descriptions

John E. ThompsonNovember 18, 2011

By John E. Thompson Among the famous last words in the federal Fair Labor Standards Act Hall of Infamy are, “Let’s write the job descriptions … Read more

Labor Department, IRS to Go After Misclassified Independent Contractors

John E. ThompsonSeptember 20, 2011

By John E. Thompson The U.S. Labor Department announced this week that it has entered into a cooperative alliance with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service … Read more

Some Wage-Hour Questions You May Get Due to Hurricane Irene

John E. ThompsonAugust 30, 2011

By John E. Thompson Affected employers will no doubt have a variety of wage-hour questions in the aftermath of Hurricane Irene. The number and scope of the … Read more

What is a “Workweek,” and Why You Should Care

John E. ThompsonJune 16, 2011

By John E. Thompson Many compensation policies and similar documents refer to wages for non-exempt employees in the context of a “week,” a … Read more

Labor Department “Updates” Mangle Longstanding FLSA Principles

John E. ThompsonApril 8, 2011

By John E. Thompson Earlier this week, the U.S. Labor Department’s Wage and Hour Division published a “Final Rule” entitled, … Read more

FLSA and Lactation Breaks: Another Potential Legal Minefield for Employers

John E. ThompsonMarch 21, 2011

By John E. Thompson The period has now closed for submitting information and comments relating to the U.S. Labor Department’s “preliminary … Read more