I have found a very interesting exemption case involving a rather unique job title that also is very instructive in the interpretation of the Highly Compensated Exemption (“HCE”) under the
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Another FLSA Misclassification Case in the Energy Industry: A Continuing (and Troubling) Phenomenon
There have been a host of wage hour cases in the energy industry and I have often commented upon these. Many concern misclassification issues and another example of this phenomenon
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FLSA Proposed Class Cut By Judge Who Found Dissimilarities Among Workers
Often, when a class of workers petitions for conditional certification in FLSA collective action, and such certification is granted, it usually is for the entire class being asked for. Sometimes
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Renaissance of USDOL Opinion Letters Is An Encouraging Development
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Admissions Director Exemption Issue May Impact Whether She Is Entitled To Pay For On-Call Hours
I have blogged about and have long been concerned about working time issues and what constitutes compensable work hours. One of the thorniest of these issues is on-call time
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More Law Firms Hit With FLSA Misclassification Claims: A Cautionary Tale
I have written a number of times about law firms that have been sued in FLSA actions. Another example. Employees have sued two Florida personal injury law firms, alleging that
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Bank Files Cert Petition to US Supreme Court On Administrative Exemption: The Neverendng Story
There have been so many cases involving employees in the financial services industries and their exempt status or lack thereof. In another variation on this theme, Provident Savings Bank is
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Another FLSA Class Action Alleging Misclassification Settles: What Else Is New?
It is difficult to defend a class action based on exemption, which explains why many of these cases (as herein) settle. This is because the employer-defendant is (usually) going to
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New Jersey Federal Court Finds Financial Advisers Exempt as Administrative Employees: A Trend?
Corinne Burzichelli writes:
The issue of the exempt status of financial services employees has been explored in numerous cases for many years and in different parts of the country. Now,
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Business Groups Want Fast Hearing On DOL Changes: Hope They Get It!
I blogged about this a short time ago. More than fifty (50) business groups requested that a US District Court Judge render a fast decision in the case involving the
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