By John E. Thompson Two federal appellate courts have ruled this year that, as one of them put it, “aliens, authorized to work or not, may recover … Read more
Top Company Official Held Personally Liable For Violations Under FLSA
By Ted Boehm A recent decision by the New York-based Second U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is a reminder that individual business owners and management … Read more
New Labor Secretary, NLRB Point to More Activist Workplace Regulation
By Howard Mavity Yesterday (July 18), the U.S. Senate confirmed the new Secretary of Labor, Thomas Perez, and new EPA Director Gina McCarthy. Along with … Read more
“But the Employees Agreed to It” Is Not a Defense For Not Paying OT
By John E. Thompson Our recent “Pay Practice Myths” post cautioned that having an employee enter into an agreement that is contrary to the … Read more
Court Ruling May Make You Rethink Taking on Unpaid Interns
By John E. Thompson We have repeatedly cautioned that employers who are prepared to take on unpaid interns should enter into these arrangements with their … Read more
Pay Practice Myths? They Can Leave You With a Big FLSA Problem
By John E. Thompson There has always been a great deal of mistaken conventional wisdom afoot where the federal Fair Labor Standards Act is concerned. We … Read more
Court Rules That Firing a Woman for Lactating at Work is Against the Law
By Eric B. Meyer Last week, the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans ruled that discharging a female employee because she is lactating or … Read more
House Passes Bill to Allow Employees to Swap OT For Comp Time
By Eric B. Meyer Earlier this week, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 223-204 to pass the Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013, which would amend … Read more
Be Careful What You Wish For: Congress May Allow “Comp Time”
By Ted Boehm The U.S. House of Representatives will consider amending the federal Fair Labor Standards Act to permit private-sector employers to offer … Read more
Guess What We Got With the Acquisition? A $500,000 FLSA Bill
By Ted Boehm A decision from the Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals (based in Chicago with jurisdiction over Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin) offers an … Read more