Revisiting McGirt: New Legal Developments Challenge Oklahoma’s Landmark Ruling
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court declined review of a First Circuit Court of Appeals decision rejecting a facial challenge to the way the Department of Labor and federal courts determine exempt versus non-exempt duties under...more
In a precedent-setting ruling handed down recently, the National Labor Court ruled that sales commissions must be included in wages for the purpose of calculating sick pay, vacation pay, pension contributions and overtime...more
Those familiar with the oil and gas industry know that workers are often paid a day rate. For some workers, those day rates can be lucrative. One such worker was Michael Hewitt, a tool pusher for Helix Energy Solutions Group....more
Seyfarth Synopsis: As previously discussed in this space, the Ninth Circuit recently chose to side with the Second Circuit, and not the Sixth Circuit, and ruled that mortgage underwriters fail to meet the FLSA’s...more
On June 27, 2016, the U.S. Supreme Court denied the plaintiffs’ petition for a writ of certiorari in Home Care Association of America v. Weil, leaving the U.S. Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) Home Care Rule intact. The Home...more
On December 22, 2014, in Home Care Association of America v. Weil, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia vacated a key portion of a U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) regulation amending the minimum wage and...more