The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a ruling on August 23, 2024, vacating a 2021 Final Rule of the Department of Labor (DOL), which limited the circumstances under which employers can claim a "tip...more
On May 19, 2023, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision creating a three-way split among federal courts on the handling of collective actions filed under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). In deciding whether...more
In a 6 – 3 decision on February 22, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court held that an offshore rig employee paid a "day rate" but earning more than $200,000 annually is entitled to overtime....more
In passing the omnibus spending bill earlier this year, Congress included an amendment to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) that significantly changed the rules for pooling/splitting tips. The amended rules have been in...more
The hashtags associated with our current social and political landscape are powerful. From #BlackLivesMatter to #BlueLivesMatter, #ImWithHer to #ImWithHim and #NeverHillary to #NeverTrump, if a picture is worth a thousand...more
Last month, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) proposed new regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) that will dramatically increase the number of employees who must be paid overtime for all hours worked beyond...more
The United States Department of Labor (DOL) administers and enforces the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The FLSA is the federal law commonly known for minimum wage, overtime pay and related recordkeeping requirements. The...more
It has been widely reported that the Department of Labor (DOL) on June 30, 2015 proposed raising the salary level of executive, administrative and professional (EAP) employees as a requirement of exempt status under the Fair...more