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Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

What lies beneath. Three wage and hour dangers you may never see coming.

On January 19, a federal district court in Arkansas paved the way for a jury to decide whether 2,000 employees were entitled to recover unpaid overtime for all weeks in which they worked more than 40 hours, while having...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

The Fourth Circuit Disavows Generalized, Overinclusive, and Overly Broad Classes and Class Definitions

On December 17, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit handed down its published opinion in Stafford v. Bojangles’ Restaurants, Inc., 2024 WL 5131108 (4th Cir. 2024). In a rare move, the Fourth...more

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Four Wage and Hour Takeaways for Employers Following Recent Nevada Supreme Court Decision

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In a victory for employers in wage and hour class actions, on August 11, 2022, the Nevada Supreme Court affirmed the grant of summary judgment in favor of HG Staffing, LLC and MEI-GSR Holdings, LLC, d/b/a Grand Sierra...more

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Does PAGA Have Wings? Bernstein’s Threat to Interstate Airlines (ALERT)

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California’s Private Attorney’s General Act (“PAGA”) has created an extremely friendly litigation environment for employees in California. While the 2021 Ninth Circuit decision in Bernstein v. Virgin Am., Inc., 3 F.4th 1127...more

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Good News for Ohio Employers as Overtime Laws Will Soon Align with Federal Statute

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When Ohio Governor DeWine signed Senate Bill 47 into effect on April 6, he handed employers a big win by not only exempting overtime pay for commuting and other off-hours work but also requiring workers to affirmatively “opt...more

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California-Based Flight Attendants Are Protected by California's Overtime and Meal/Rest Break Standards

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While the Ninth Circuit’s recent decision in Bernstein v. Virgin America, Inc., et al., ___ F.3d ____, 2021 U.S. App. LEXIS 5197 (9th Cir. Feb. 23, 2021), gave some wins to the airlines, air carriers employing...more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

Doing Business in 2020: Courts Tackle Employment Law

Part 2: New Employment-Related Court Decisions Impacting California’s Public and Private Entities - California and federal courts handed down a number of labor and employment-related decisions last year, impacting...more

Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC

Minimum Wage and Overtime Law: The Most Overlooked Employment Issue of the 21st Century

The Fair Labor Standards Act regulates minimum wage and overtime due to employees. It was passed in the 1930s. It was largely forgotten until the late 1990s, when some entrepreneurial plaintiffs’ lawyers rediscovered the FLSA...more

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Working Wise: Recent Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Ruling on Fluctuating Workweek Method of Calculating Overtime

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The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania recently held that the fluctuating workweek method of calculating overtime, which is permitted under the federal FLSA, is not permitted under Pennsylvania law. In this podcast, we will...more

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Employment Flash - September 2019

This edition of Employment Flash looks at a series of recent NLRB decisions, many of which apply to all employers, not just those with unionized employees. We also discuss other U.S. federal and state labor and...more

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Web Exclusive: August 2018: The Top 15 Labor And Employment Law Stories

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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 month...more

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Web Exclusive - May 2018: The Top 14 Labor And Employment Law Stories

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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 month...more

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Web Exclusive - April 2018: The Top 19 Labor And Employment Law Stories

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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 were an unprecedented number of changes all through 2017. And if the first four months...more

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Settling Individual California Labor Disputes May Eliminate PAGA Claims

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On December 29, California’s Second Appellate District held that employees who settle and dismiss their individual wage claims may not assert claims under the state’s Private Attorneys General Act (“PAGA”) on behalf of other...more

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Web Exclusive December 2017: The Top 14 Labor And Employment Law Stories

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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 were an unprecedented number of changes each month in 2017. December was no different,...more

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9th Circuit Puts Mendoza v. Nordstrom Saga To Rest

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The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals recently affirmed a lower court’s dismissal of “day of rest” claims brought by two former hourly employees against retail giant Nordstrom. The court determined that the employees were not...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

“Day of Rest” Requirement Measured By Workweek, Not Every Seven-Day Period

California employers must allow their employees to take one day of rest per each workweek, unless they work less than 30 hours per week or each shift in that workweek is 6 hours or less, the California Supreme Court decided...more

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California Supreme Court Clarifies "Day of Rest" Requirements

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In a big win for California employers, the California Supreme Court ruled on May 8, 2017 that employers are not required to provide employees with a “day of rest” on a “rolling seven-day basis,” but must only ensure that...more

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California Supreme Court’s “Day Of Rest” Ruling Puts Employers At Ease

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In an unanimous decision, the California Supreme Court held today that California’s law requiring one day of rest in seven looks only at the employer’s defined workweek when determining the applicable period of time to be...more

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Fenwick Employment Brief

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California Legislative Update - In the latter half of 2016, California Governor Jerry Brown signed numerous bills into law. Below is a summary of those laws that will affect California employers in 2017 and beyond. ...more

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