Fair Labor Standards Act
To Protect and Serve . . . and Make a Living: Court Rules Moonlighting Police Officers Are Employees At Second Jobs
Last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit recognized that “the way we work in America is changing. The relationships between companies and…
EEOC Sees #MeToo Uptick, Regulatory Agenda Released
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently released preliminary figures on sexual harassment activity for Fiscal Year 2018, which ended September…
Overtime, Non-Competes & Employee Medical Records: Three Topics for Employers in the Healthcare Field
, Daniel Palmieri and Jenna Borders PAY AND OVERTIME ISSUES FOR HEALTHCARE WORKERS The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is the federal law that mandates the…
NC Casino Operator Faces Wage Suit
Gamblers aren’t the only ones complaining about pay-outs in North Carolina casinos. According to a class/collective action complaint (Clark v. Harrah’s NC…
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals Deals Significant Blow To Traditional Contractor-Subcontractor Relationship
and John Ormand On January 25, 2017, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals[1], dealt a significant blow to the traditional contractor-subcontractor…
Fourth Circuit Announces New Standard Assessing Joint and Several Liability for Joint Employers
On January 25, 2017, the 4th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals issued two game-changing companion decisions impacting the test for determining joint and several…
5 FLSA Practice Pointers From Marlon Hall v. DIRECTV, LLC
Can a company disguise its control over a workforce through a myriad of affiliate companies? Apparently not. DIRECTV recently learned the hard way that its…
Employer’s Attempt At Repayment Of Training Costs Can Backfire Causing Employee Misclassification Under the FLSA
A growing practice among employers is to require new hires to sign a Training Cost Agreement (TCA), which puts employees on the hook for the cost of their…
Knowing When a Bonus Must Be Included In Overtime Pay
Everyone likes a bonus, right? Employees enjoy receiving them, for obvious reasons, and employers use them as a means of rewarding employee achievements and…