Wage and Hour, Off-The-Clock, Employees

Frying the Certification: Fourth Circuit Turns Up the Heat, Reversing Class Certification Decision for Bojangles Shift Managers In...

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 12/23/2024

Class Certification Recipe Needs More Flavor: The Fourth Circuit tossed out a class certification order for Bojangles’ shift managers, citing a high level of generality in identifying common policies and overly broad class...more

The Facts Matter: Publix Defeats Certification of Off-The-Clock Assistant Manager Claims

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 12/10/2024

Advancing the trend of courts unwilling to rubber stamp the conditional certification of FLSA collective actions, Publix developed an early record of evidence that—when properly scrutinized—warranted the denial of collective...more

Second Circuit Addresses Off-The-Clock Work

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 9/11/2023

In Perry et al. v. City of New York, the Second Circuit upheld a large jury verdict in favor of a collective of workers regarding off-the-clock work. In doing so, the Court reaffirmed the principle that employers will...more

[Webinar] Expert Summit for Employment Attorneys: NEW BONUS SESSION: Expert Testimony in Wage and Hour Litigation - March 2nd,...

DCI Consulting on 2/20/2023

Federal and state wage and hour litigation has been an area of concentration for Industrial/Organizational Psychologists for decades. These cases address alleged discrimination in wage-based employment practices such as...more

Fall 2022 Employment Law Roundup

Fenwick & West LLP on 10/25/2022

U.S. Department of Labor Publishes Proposed Rule on Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act - On October 13, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published a proposed rule updating the...more

Don’t Let Your Employee’s “Unpaid” Meal Breaks Turn into a Costly Mistake for You

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 2/25/2021

An unpaid meal break can become a very expensive lunch for an employer, but there are ways to comply with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) to try and minimize the risk. Identifying the Potential Problem - The...more