On January 12, 2021, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued its opinion in the case of Swales v. KLLM Transport Services, L.L.C., drastically changing the landscape of wage and hour litigation there...more
The Department of Labor (DOL) and courts across the country were busy in the first half of 2020 providing guidance and opinions addressing the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Here are some of the highlights...more
For the first time in over 60 years, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) significantly updated the standards it relies upon to determine joint-employer status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The new rule,...more
2019 saw courts issue several significant decisions that have implications for employers nationwide who rely on arbitration agreements with their workforce.
The nation’s highest court decided a trio of cases in the first...more
On March 7, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor (the DOL) issued a proposal to increase the salary threshold for employees to be classified as exempt from the overtime pay requirements of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act...more