Seyfarth Synopsis: The Second Circuit has affirmed summary judgment for the employer, Aetna, in an exempt misclassification overtime claim brought by a nurse reviewer. Agreeing that the plaintiff was properly classified as a...more
1/31/2020
/ Aetna ,
Appeals ,
Employee Definition ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Independent Contractors ,
Job Duties ,
Misclassification ,
Nurses ,
Over-Time ,
Summary Judgment ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions
Seyfarth Synopsis: With the new administration and new year well underway, retail employers may be wondering what’s next for likely litigation and legislation impacting their business. Below are thoughts about five questions...more
3/7/2017
/ Arbitration ,
Browning-Ferris Industries of California Inc. ,
Class Action ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Discrimination ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Joint Employers ,
Minimum Salary ,
NLRB ,
Over-Time ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Rest and Meal Break ,
Retail Market ,
Trump Administration ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions
Employers have a new tool for opposing conditional and class certification of overtime claims by financial advisors and other exempt employees—last week, a judge in the District of New Jersey denied conditional and class...more