Wage and Hour, Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), Contract Terms

Time is Money: A Quick Wage and Hour Tip . . . Contractual Indemnification May Not Guard Against FLSA Claims

Epstein Becker & Green on 5/8/2025

The complex web of federal and state wage and hour laws create potentially devastating risk of exposure for employers....more

March 2025: Reducing the Negative Impacts of a Government Shutdown for Federal Contractors

PilieroMazza PLLC on 3/13/2025

On top of the uncertainty introduced through the Trump administration’s shifting priorities and rapid-fire executive orders, government contractors are now confronted with an impending shutdown as the federal government is...more

What Should Employers Consider About a Four-Day Workweek?

Adams & Reese on 11/18/2024

The four-day workweek is a hot topic of discussion among employers and employees. There are different ways for businesses to implement a four-day workweek, such as keeping a 40-hour workweek with employees working ten hours a...more

SCOTUS Takes a Pass on “Gap Time” Dispute

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace on 12/19/2022

It’s two months into argument season at the Supreme Court, and we’re always keeping our fingers crossed that the justices will take up a wage and hour issue and clear up some ambiguities in the law or a circuit split. ...more

Federal Contractors Must Pay Workers At Least $15 Hourly According to New Department of Labor ‎Rule

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC on 2/21/2022

Starting January 30, 2022, new federal contracts that are not procurement contracts must include a clause requiring federal contractors to pay at least $15 per hour to workers performing work on or in connection with the...more

Arbitration Provision Survives Agent Termination

Carlton Fields on 12/29/2020

Has the judicial preference for presuming the survivability of arbitration clauses governing workplace disputes reached canonical status? According to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas, the answer...more

Fifth Circuit Provides Positive Guidance on Independent Contractor Classification

FordHarrison on 2/26/2020

Applying the “economic realities” test, the Fifth Circuit (with jurisdiction over federal courts in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas) recently held that a consultant for an oil and gas company was not subject to FLSA...more

Agreement Between the Parties Dictates Whether a Third Party Bonus Should be Included in the Calculation of Overtime Pay

Troutman Pepper Locke on 9/25/2019

Q. A client of my company asked whether it could offer production bonuses to our employees who deliver their work product prior to the deadline. Does the FLSA require my company to account for these third-party bonuses when...more

Employer Can Use Draw-On-Commissions but Cannot Require Repayment Upon Termination

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 10/27/2017

On October 12, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals partially approved and partially rejected an unusual pay plan designed to satisfy federal minimum wage requirements. In Stein v. HHGregg, Inc., the employer placed retail...more

Dancer's Claims Against Club Not Subject to Arbitration Clause, Third Circuit Rules

Ballard Spahr LLP on 8/29/2017

Employers should take note of a recent ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in a case involving the arbitration clause in an independent contractor agreement....more

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