Rest and Meal Break, Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA)

2022 Wage and Hour Developments: A Year in Review

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 1/12/2023

In 2022, federal and state laws regulating wages and hours of work continued to change and develop. In “2022 Wage and Hour Developments: A Year in Review,” we look back on significant wage and hour developments at the federal...more

The Top 17 Workplace Law Stories from May 2022

Fisher Phillips on 6/2/2022

It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more

The FLSA and Your CBA: 3rd Circuit Finds Claims Were Not Subject to Dispute Resolution Provisions

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 5/29/2017

In Jones v. SCO Silver Care Operations LLC, No. 16-1101 (May 18, 2017), the Third Circuit Court of Appeals addressed whether several certified nursing assistant plaintiffs were entitled to pursue their claims for violations...more

Meal Break Win in Third Circuit Gives Employers Reason to Be Thankful for More Than Thanksgiving Meals

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 12/2/2015

Although the turkey (and leftover turkey sandwiches) are all gone, employers within the Third Circuit have reason to extend the Thanksgiving celebration given a recent decision affirming the dismissal of a collective action...more

Recent Prison Guard Case Frees Employers from Meal Period Uncertainty Under the FLSA

Cozen O'Connor on 12/2/2015

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has provided some certainty to Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware employers as to when employees’ meal breaks can be uncompensated and when they must be paid. In a split...more

Third Circuit: Meal Breaks For Employees' "Predominant Benefit" Are Not Worktime

Fisher Phillips on 12/1/2015

The Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals (with jurisdiction over Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania) has ruled in Babcock v. Butler County that employees who receive the "predominant benefit" of a meal break are not...more