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Fifth Circuit Provides Positive Guidance on Independent Contractor Classification

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Applying the “economic realities” test, the Fifth Circuit (with jurisdiction over federal courts in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas) recently held that a consultant for an oil and gas company was not subject to FLSA...more

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“Similarly Situated” Seriously Scrutinized by Southern District

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Seyfarth Synopsis: A judge in the Southern District of New York held that FLSA off-the-clock claims could not proceed collectively because the employer’s policy enforcement and approval of overtime compensation varied by...more

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Supreme Court denies banks’ appeal in overtime class actions

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Last week, the Supreme Court of Canada denied CIBC and Bank of Nova Scotia leave to appeal the decisions against them in the overtime class actions. In June 2012, the Court of Appeal for Ontario certified class actions...more

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