The Seventh Circuit recently issued a significant decision in Osborn v. JAB Management Services, Inc., 126 F.4th 1250 (2025), affirming summary judgment in favor of the employer in an overtime compensation dispute under the...more
2/25/2025
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On August 30, 2023, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued a proposed rule regarding the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime exemptions, most notably increasing the standard salary threshold for the so-called “white...more
8/31/2023
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This week, the California Court of Appeal effectively shut the door on rounding time records in California. In Camp v. Home Depot, the court held that the employer’s facially neutral rounding policy violated California law by...more
Earlier this week, the Ninth Circuit held that computer start-up time is compensable under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) where computer usage is an “integral and indispensable” part of an employee’s duties. More...more
On July 15, 2021, the California Supreme Court (Court) unanimously held that employers must pay out meal and rest period premiums using the same “regular rate” that is used to calculate overtime compensation and not the...more
On March 14, 2020, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Emergency Families First Coronavirus Response Act (H.R. 6201). The Senate is expected to review and vote on the measure as early as Monday, March 16, 2020. The...more
Key Points:
Illinois amended the Equal Pay Act to protect job applicants by banning inquiries into salary and wage history information.
The Act also protects employees’ rights to disclose, and otherwise exercise their...more