Employers across the world are responding to the developing information on the coronavirus (referred to as COVID-19). While there are many considerations, and many fact-specific considerations based on the nature of the...more
On May 16, 2018, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals published an opinion unequivocally placing the burden of proof on interstate drivers of motor carriers seeking overtime under the small vehicle exception to the Motor...more
5/21/2018
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Commercial Truck Drivers ,
Delivery Drivers ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Exemptions ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Motor Carrier Act ,
Motor Carriers ,
Motor Vehicles ,
Navarro v Encino Motorcars ,
Over-Time ,
Technical Corrections Act ,
Trucking Industry ,
Wage and Hour
Under a new rule issued by OSHA last week, employers will be required to report to the agency any workplace incident resulting in the in-patient hospitalization of even one employee. This report must be made within 24 hours...more
On July 21, 2014, President Barack Obama issued an Executive Order prohibiting federal contractors from discriminating in employment decisions based on applicants’ or employees’ sexual orientation or gender identity. This...more
Following similar decisions involving Hearst Corporation and Viacom, a federal judge in the Southern District of New York recently granted conditional certification of a potential nation-wide class of approximately 3,000...more
5/21/2014
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Class Certification ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Mandates ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Hearst ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Internships ,
Minimum Wage ,
Misclassification ,
Unpaid Interns ,
Unpaid Overtime ,
Viacom ,
Wage and Hour ,
Warner Music Group