I have handled many working time cases, such as travel time and waiting time cases. A recent case coming out of Maryland spells trouble for employers on these issues. A
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Many Wage and Hour Issues Arise in Return-to-Work Scenarios From COVID-19
We are seeing states start to re-open and businesses start to come back to life and bring their employees back. There are many difficult economic issues that surround these developments,…
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Supreme Court Ruling on Pre/Post Shift Activities: New Wine in an Old Bottle
I have lectured and presented extensively on what does and does not constitute working time, in the context of preliminary and postliminary activities. The key in such determinations is whether…
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Court Strikes Claims In US Steel/Steelworkers FLSA Class Action
In a case entitled Clifton Sandifer et al. v. U.S. Steel Corp. a federal judge has cut out some claims from a work time class action suit, but has allowed…
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