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
Continue Reading Another Healthcare System Hit With (Yet) Another Automatic Deduction FLSA Class Action
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
Continue Reading How Many Times Do We Have To Go Through This? Another Call Center Boot-Up FLSA Class Action
The world of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is upon us and charging fast, “invading” every aspect of human endeavor. Well, the world of wage hour regulation is no different and now
Continue Reading New USDOL Wage Guidance On Use of AI: The New World Of Wage Regulation!
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!
There have been a number of cases, in different jurisdictions, involving whether time spent undergoing security checks is compensable time. One issue involved is whether the activity is for the
Continue Reading Another Security Check Point Case: Compensable Or Not?
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
Continue Reading Travel Time Class Action Tests “Meeting Place” Or “Staging Point” Issue In Home-to-Work Lawsuit: Compensable?
Under the FLSA, for training time to not be counted as working hours, there are specific conditions that must be met. If all four of these conditions are not met
Continue Reading Another Training Time Case Highlights The Issue Of “Compulsion.”
I read an interesting post by Sara Zorich of Amundsen Davis concerning the year-end wage hour issues that employers must deal with, and I agree with the concepts set forth
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The FLSA regulations on training time are very specific and, often, hard for an employer to comply with. There are four conditions precedent for such time to be non-compensable and
Continue Reading FLSA Class Action Settlement Illustrates Strictness Of Regulations On Training Time
Over the last ten years or so, there have been a rash of class actions involving workers employed at various call centers. These cases involve the performance of work prior
Continue Reading Will These Call Center Cases Ever End? Another Settlement Says Probably Not!