Exemption class actions, i.e. lawsuits alleging misclassification, continue to pop up in different contexts and concerning different classifications. A bank has just agreed to settle a case by paying more than $2 million to put a close to a Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) collective action based on a theory that the bank misclassified certain
Computer Exemption
House Committee Hears Doomsday Predictions on Impact of New FLSA Rules
By Mark Tabakman on
Posted in Exemptions, Overtime Issues
Now that the new DOL exemption rules have issued, commentators have had time to reflect on what these changes may mean for business. A few days ago, a House of Representatives committee heard that the new rules will hinder the ability of businesses to offer flexibility and advancement to newly overtime-eligible workers. To the contrary,…
FLSA Computer Exemption To Get Revised: A Good Thing For Employers
By Mark Tabakman on
Posted in Exemptions
Doug Weiner and Meg Thering, in the Wage Hour Defense Blog, recently commented on the introduction of the Computer Professionals Update Act in the US Senate on October 20, 2011. They posit that this is a good development for employers, as employers would be more easily able to classify employees as exempt under the computer…