In a May 9, 2011 posting in the Connecticut Employment Law Blog, Daniel Schwartz took a look at the recent decision of the Second Circuit in Kuebel v. Black &
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Postliminary Activity
Do Employers Need to Pay Workers For Time Spent Turning On and Off Their Computers?
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This past week, Asurion Inc. settled a class action brought under the Fair Labor Standards Act in which employees alleged that the company improperly failed to pay them for time…
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Wage Hour Issues For New Companies: A Puzzlement
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David LaGasse recently wrote a column in Employment Law 360 that highlighted some of the wage-hour issues and problems facing start-up companies. I agree with these assessments and can comment further…
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The New Year Will Likely Bring More of the Same in the FLSA Class Action Arena
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In the November 30, 2010 issue of Employment Law360, Alfred Robinson posits three continuing trends in FLSA litigation: 1) donning and doffing cases; 2) exemption misclassification cases; and, 3) off-the-clock…
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Off-The-Clock Work: A Hidden Danger Explodes
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I have posted numerous times on the issues of preliminary and postliminary work and whether these activities are compensable. Part and parcel of this issue is whether such time is…
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A New Interpretation of the DOL
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A few weeks ago, I posted on the new federal Department of Labor policy to now issue position papers, as opposed to responding to requests for opinion letters. On this…
Preliminary and Postliminary Activities In A Different Context
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I have posted numerous times on the issue of when preliminary or postliminary job “duties” become compensable. If the employer is unaware that they might, or missed the mark, the…
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Is It Working Time Or Not? Employer Compulsion Is The Key Element
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The electronic giant, Best Buy, has requested that a judge approve a $900,000 settlement in a New York State wage-hour class action in which the plaintiffs sought payment for time worked…
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FLSA Donning and Doffing Class Action Defeated Because of Labor Contract Provision
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I have posted a few times about Fair Labor Standards Act donning and doffing cases. The general rule is that donning and doffing is compensable if these preliminary and postliminary…
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Court Strikes Claims In US Steel/Steelworkers FLSA Class Action
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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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