Wage and Hour, Unpaid Overtime, Timekeeping

Wage and Hour Officials Focus on Healthcare Employers in Southeastern U.S. – 5 Tips to Avoid Trouble

Fisher Phillips on 1/6/2025

Federal wage and hour officials have trained their attention on healthcare employers in the Southeastern United States – and we expect this scrutiny to continue into the new year. The past year alone saw the Department of...more

California Supreme Court Issues Retroactive Decision on Calculating Meal and Rest Break Premium Pay

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP on 7/20/2021

Since 2019, California employers have relied on Ferra v. Loews Hollywood Hotel, LLC, 40 Cal.App.5th 1239, for the proposition that only hourly wages would be used to calculate “premium pay” for meal or rest breaks under Labor...more

Wisconsin Wage And Hour Law: Rounding Employee Time

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 3/19/2021

Wage and hour claims, particularly those asserting class or collective violations, comprise a significant percentage of employment law claims across the country, and Wisconsin is no exception. Improper rounding and other...more

What exactly is “de minimis”? How to address off-the-clock work in light of modern technologies

McAfee & Taft on 10/24/2018

Smartphones have changed the employment landscape. Non-exempt employees can communicate via text or email any time of day or night, and may be expected to. My habit in the evenings is to check my work email, even if only to...more

"I'm Not Paying For That": Update On Using Timekeeping Policies To Defend Off-The-Clock Claims

Fisher Phillips on 9/14/2017

We have recently focused upon the growing number of federal court decisions under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act that have given legal weight to carefully-crafted, well-maintained employer policies requiring employees...more

Nurse's Unpaid Overtime Claim Teaches Lessons

Fisher Phillips on 5/6/2016

A recent case filed by an Illinois nurse who claims that she is owed unpaid overtime by her former employer illustrates the importance of proper timekeeping procedures and accurate records. The court’s decision in Roberts v....more

SCOTUS OKs Statistics to Establish Class Action Liability with Limits, Leaves Open Uninjured Class Member Question

Moore & Van Allen PLLC on 4/18/2016

Plaintiffs can count the first class action decision to be issued by the U.S. Supreme Court since the death of Justice Scalia as a win; although, they did not receive broad authorization to proceed carte blanche, as some had...more

California Wage & Hour: Employer Q&A

Lewitt Hackman on 4/14/2016

Recently, the California Labor Commissioner cited a residential care provider for multiple wage theft violations, including for failure to pay minimum wage and overtime. As a result of the Labor Commissioner’s...more

Reducing Exposure to and Defeating Off-the-Clock OT Claims: A Ten-Step Plan

Mintz - Employment, Labor & Benefits... on 2/15/2016

Off-the-clock work occurs any time someone performs work while not on their regular shift no matter where the work is performed. Generally, this work is compensable if the employer knows or should have known that the...more

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