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The Learned Concierge - November 2023, Vol. 2

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The Learned Concierge Welcome to your monthly legal insights on the trends impacting the Retail, Hospitality, and Food & Beverage Industries....more

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DOL Works to Limit the Number of Overtime Exempt Workers with Proposed New Rule

FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT (FLSA) OVERVIEW - The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires that all covered employers pay their employees compensation for hours worked over forty per week at one and a half times their regular...more

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Second Circuit Provides Important Reminder to Employers Regarding Overtime Risks

Employers who rely on their workers to identify and report overtime as a prerequisite for payment may be setting themselves up for significant liability. As the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit recently reminded...more

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Are Non-Emergency Transport Providers Employees or Independent Contractors? Jury Questions Exist, Eighth Circuit Holds

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Reversing summary judgment in favor of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), the Eighth Circuit has held that jury questions exist as to whether the defendant employed drivers who provide non-emergency medical transport...more

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Liquidated Damages And The CEO: When Does Personal Liability Attach?

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The issue of willfulness is always front and center in a FLSA litigation. In an interesting case now before a federal appellate court, the class of employees who prevailed in their overtime suit are claiming the failure was...more

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Restaurant's Mandatory Service Charge Wasn't a Tip

In the current battle to hire and retain good workers, employers have developed creative ways to balance employees’ increased compensation expectations against the costs of running a business. In addition, restaurants using...more

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Déjà Vu: Virginia Returns to FLSA Overtime Standards

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Overtime standards in Virginia will return to federal standards beginning July 1, 2022. On July 1, 2021, the Virginia Overtime Wage Act (VOWA) went into effect, significantly deviating the state’s overtime pay laws from...more

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Virginia Overtime Wage Act: How Employers Can Prepare for the July 1 Effective Date

The Virginia Overtime Wage Act (VOWA), Va. Code § 40.1-29.2, becomes effective July 1, 2021, and will significantly alter employers’ wage and hour obligations in Virginia. At first glance, the VOWA appears to track federal...more

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Employer’s Internal FLSA Audit Becomes Evidence in Misclassification Claim

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Wage and hour litigation remains one of the top types of litigation filed in federal courts. In 2020, in the midst of a pandemic, plaintiffs filed more than 5,000 Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) lawsuits. Because many of...more

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Court Refuses To Award Liquidated Damages In FLSA Collective Action Even After Finding Employer Did Not Pay Proper Overtime

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What scares me the most about a USDOL audit or a FLSA lawsuit is the threat of liquidated damages. These damages, which double the wages due, are imposed almost routinely in court cases and are being imposed more and more by...more

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Two Recent FLSA Decisions Bring Good News to Employers

As 2018 came to a close, a pair of federal court decisions provide much needed guidance on two thorny wage and hour issues that are being increasingly litigated nationwide under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). In one...more

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Bad Week For Gig Businesses In Oregon

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Last week was a bad week for gig economy companies in Oregon. It wasn’t just the post-holiday malaise that so many suffer from after having to return to work following a long, relaxing weekend that probably included eating...more

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Do Good Audits Exist? Minimizing Damages in FLSA Cases

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It's tax time, and perhaps the only thing worse than completing your tax returns is finding out that you're being audited. Common responses to undergoing an audit may involve gnashing of teeth, pulling of hair, and other...more

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II-30- Tackling 3 Big Wage and Hour Questions for Employers

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Wage and hour issues continue to keep employers up at night, with new lawsuits and potential exposure not diminishing any time soon. Today’s episode tackles three important questions in this area: the meaning and potential...more

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Food and Beverage Law Update: February 2018

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Deceptive Trade Practices - Meat Exporter Had No Duty Under FCA to Pay for Beef Inspection - In United States ex rel. Barrick v. Parker-Migliorini Int'l, LLC, 878 F. 3d 1224 (10th Cir. 2017), the court affirmed...more

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SCOTUS Denies Cert in Regular Rate Case; Ninth Circuit Decision Requiring Overtime on “Cash-in-Lieu” of Benefits Stands

Even the Supreme Court doesn’t want to talk about the regular rate of pay. The City of San Gabriel, California, provides a flexible benefits plan to its employees under which they receive a designated monetary amount to...more

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Major Changes to Federal Overtime Regulations Take Effect December 1. Are You Prepared?

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This week, President Obama and Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez announced the publication of a final rule to take effect December 1 that will overhaul the Fair Labor Standard Act’s overtime regulations. The U.S. Department of...more

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New York City Council Expands Protection Against Pregnancy Discrimination

On September 24, 2013, the New York City Council unanimously passed an amendment to the New York City Human Rights Law (NYCHRL) that expands prohibited discrimination in employment based on pregnancy, childbirth, or a related...more

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Six-Month Limit on Claims under FLSA, Equal Pay Act Ruled as Invalid Waiver Says Sixth Circuit

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Provisions in employment agreements that shorten the statute of limitations period for employees to file claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and Equal Pay Act (EPA) are invalid, the Sixth Circuit ruled on August...more

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Eleventh Circuit Clarifies Standard for Awarding Liquidated Damages in FLSA Retaliation Cases

The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that the standard for awarding plaintiffs liquidated damages for a retaliation claim under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is different from that used in claims for...more

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USDOL Continues to Crackdown on Unlawful Pay Practices in Restaurant Industry

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Lyons Group, which owns over 25 major restaurants in the Boston-area, has agreed to pay nearly $500,000 in back wages and liquidated damages to resolve alleged FLSA violations for its restaurant workers who the USDOL found...more

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