On January 15, 2025, the Supreme Court for the United States issued an opinion interpreting the standard of proof employers must meet to establish the applicability of an exemption to the overtime requirements of the Fair...more
You may soon be required to pay your salaried employees more. On August 30, 2023, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued a new proposed regulation that would raise the minimum salary required to invoke the commonly used...more
On January 12, 2021, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a groundbreaking decision announcing that district courts should “rigorously enforce” a more stringent standard for the certification of...more
On November 22, 2016, District Judge Amos Mazzant, III issued a temporary injunction blocking enforcement of the Department of Labor’s new overtime rules that were set to go into effect December 1, 2016. That rule proposed to...more
11/28/2016
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Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions
As the Supreme Court begins its new term, the trajectory of its recent class certification guidance will be a key issue for many. The spring and summer of 2016 delivered significant new contours in class certification...more
10/28/2016
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Class Certification ,
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Injury-in-Fact ,
Microsoft v Baker ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Reasonable Reliance Claims ,
RICO ,
Spokeo v Robins ,
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Torres v S.G.E. Management ,
Tyson Foods v Bouaphakeo ,
Wage and Hour
Under federal and state wage-and-hour laws, tipped employees present unique compliance challenges for employers, particularly those in the restaurant and other service industries. Recent cases illustrate the potential risk....more