Federal Wage & Hour Laws and Policy

I have blogged about these automatic deduction cases, but they nevertheless keep popping up with disturbing regularity.  In another example of this phenomenon, employees have sued a Michigan healthcare employer

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I am fascinated by the case that the Supreme Court has announced it will take on.  The Court will decide the proper evidentiary standard that an employer must meet in

Continue Reading Supreme Court Will Decide Burden Of Proof In FLSA Exemption Cases: A Monumental Decision On The Way!

It seems every week another call center case pops up.  These are extremely dangerous cases for employers and that is why I keep writing (or, harping) about them, as a

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I have defended more than one hundred Davis Bacon Act and state prevailing wage cases.  This is a much nuanced area of law with many minefields for the unwary employer

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One of the biggest threats facing employers is employees performing pre-shift/post-shift work without being paid and then suing, as a class, for that compensation.  This trend is especially prevalent in

Continue Reading Will Employers Ever Learn?  Boot-Up Cases in Customer Service Call Centers Are A Real Problem!

Travel time cases that center around what is/is not home-to-work travel can be very tricky and nuanced.  This is especially so when employees have to first meet at a staging

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