On January 15, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a unanimous decision in E.M.D. Sales, Inc. v. Carrera, finally clarifying the standard of proof for employers to demonstrate an employee is properly exempt...more
In April, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held in Muldrow v. City of St. Louis, that to sustain a prima facie case of employment discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title VII”), plaintiffs do...more
6/25/2024
/ Adverse Employment Action ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Employee Transfers ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Lateral Transfers ,
Muldrow v City of St Louis ,
SCOTUS ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Title VII
Earlier this month, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals (covering Texas, Mississippi, and Louisiana) issued an en banc decision in Hamilton v. Dallas County holding employees no longer have to show they were subject to an...more
On May 19, 2023, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit became the second federal appeals court to heighten the standard for plaintiffs to obtain court-authorized notice to potential plaintiffs in Fair Labor...more
On February 22, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that high-earning professionals can only be overtime-exempt if they are paid on a “salary basis” as defined by the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). In Helix Energy...more
2/28/2023
/ Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc v Hewitt No 21-984 ,
Highly Compensated Employees ,
Over-Time ,
SCOTUS ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions