By John E. Thompson A recent post appearing on the U.S. Department of Labor’s blog begins, “The federal tipped minimum wage has been $2.13/hour … Read more
Possible Impact of Obama’s Immigration Initiative: More FLSA Claims
By John E. Thompson Lurking among the numerous considerations raised by President Obama’s “immigration accountability” initiative are the … Read more
Court: Screening Workers Going Home Doesn’t Count as Work Time
By John E. Thompson The U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday found that the time non-exempt employees spent in connection with an end-of-workday security screening … Read more
Voter Actions Undercut Federal Push for $10.10 Minimum Wage
By John E. Thompson Earlier this month, several states and localities voted in favor of increasing their minimum wage. Right on cue, many (including U.S. … Read more
New App Prevents Employees From Checking Work Email After Hours
By Eric B. Meyer Today’s post is sponsored by the letters S, E, and O With a tip of the hat to whomever posted a link to this story on Twitter, the … Read more
Unpaid Intern Group Certified by Court For Collective Action
By John E. Thompson After more than a year of litigation (the filing which we reported here), former unpaid Gawker Media interns will be permitted to send … Read more
Not Paying Employees On Time? It’s Considered an FLSA Violation
By John E. Thompson A recent decision by the U.S. Court of Federal Claims underscores important propositions under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act to … Read more
What Is an Intern? The Labor Dept. Lists the 6 Factors That Define One
By John E. Thompson We wrote some time ago about a lower federal court’s determination in Glatt v. Fox Searchlight Pictures that at least two unpaid … Read more
What Is Work? The Supreme Court’s Decision Will Sort It Out
By Carolyn A. Pellegrini “I have to go to work.” “Work was tough today.” “I don’t get paid enough for the work I do.” We make these or similar statements, … Read more
The Disinformation Surrounding the “Tipped-Employee Minimum Wage”
By John E. Thompson A White House report promoting a substantial jump in the federal Fair Labor Standards Act‘s minimum wage perpetuates now widely … Read more