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Employees of federal contractors are no longer entitled to special federal minimum wage rates for work performed on, or associated with, certain federal contracts. On March 14, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an Executive...more
On Friday, March 14, 2025, President Donald Trump announced an Executive Order (“the Order”) titled “Additional Rescissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions.” Notably, the Order rescinded several Biden-era executive...more
Last month the United States Supreme Court (“SCOTUS”) delivered a pro-employer ruling on the standard of proof required under certain provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). In E.M.D. Sales, Inc. v. Carrera, the...more
In a decision which should provide some comfort to employers, the Supreme Court recently held in E.M.D. Sales, Inc., et. al. vs. Carrera, et. al. that employers do not have a higher burden of proof demonstrating that an...more
The Biden-era effort to raise the minimum wage for employees of federal contractors will not, for now, get a final say by the Supreme Court of the United States. Rather, legal challenges will continue to muddy the issue...more
On February 4, in Texas v. President Trump & Department of Labor, a Fifth Circuit panel reversed a permanent injunction issued by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. The injunction prohibited the...more
The United States Supreme Court held that employers seeking to prove an employee is exempt from minimum wage and overtime pay provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act must only satisfy a preponderance of the evidence...more
On Jan. 15, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in E.M.D. Sales, Inc. v. Carrera, firmly indicating that employers must establish by a “preponderance of the evidence” that an employee is exempt from the Fair...more
Employers are breathing a sigh of relief after the U.S. Supreme Court last week unanimously confirmed the application of a “preponderance of the evidence” standard to an employer’s burden of proof when it seeks to establish...more
Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal of a Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals decision upholding former President Joe Biden’s executive order increasing the minimum wage applicable to employees of certain...more
On January 15, 2025, the Supreme Court for the United States issued an opinion interpreting the standard of proof employers must meet to establish the applicability of an exemption to the overtime requirements of the Fair...more
Last week, in a highly anticipated ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in EMD Sales Inc. v. Carrera, Case No. 23-217, concluding that a preponderance-of-the-evidence standard applies when an employer seeks to...more
The US Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision on January 15, 2025 in EMD Sales Inc. v. Carrera clarifying the evidentiary standard employers must meet to show that an employee is exempt from overtime and minimum wage...more
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) has been a source of stress for employers since its passage in 1938. It establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping and youth employment standards affecting employees in the...more
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
On January 15, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court decided E.M.D. Sales, Inc. v. Carrera, No. 23-217, holding that the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 requires an employer to demonstrate by a preponderance of the evidence, rather...more
The Supreme Court just handed businesses a win when it weighed in on how much evidence an employer needs to show a court to prove it correctly classified employees as exempt from minimum wage and overtime pay. As we correctly...more
Employers do not have to meet a heightened standard of proof to establish that an employee is exempt from the minimum wage and overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the U.S. Supreme Court held...more
The Supreme Court on Monday, Jan. 13, 2025, declined to take up a decision addressing the president’s authority under the Procurement Act to issue a minimum wage mandate for employees working on federal government contracts....more
The Supreme Court will begin a new term on October 7, and we’re watching several cases that will likely have a big impact on the workplace. The Justices will grapple with wage and hour issues, coverage under the Americans...more
The Supreme Court issued several momentous decisions last term that will have a lasting impact on employer practices. The Justices continued to shape the workplace law landscape by ruling on an array of issues involving...more
What evidence does an employer need to show a court to prove it correctly classified employees as exempt from minimum wage and overtime pay? The Supreme Court announced on June 17 that it will address a disagreement among...more
The Supreme Court will soon hear a wage and hour case with massive implications for employers defending claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). Depending on the outcome, the high court’s decision could make it far...more
On June 17, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court announced that it will tackle a 6-1 circuit split and decide an important wage and hour issue for employers: what burden of proof an employer must satisfy to demonstrate that its...more
It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years — and this past...more