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Category Archives: Wage And Hour/Overtime
Are financial advisors entitled to overtime? Sometimes.
When people think about employees who are eligible for overtime pay, we typically picture hourly workers who perform blue-collar work and traditional “9-to-5” jobs. However, certain employees, some of whom are highly compensated and work in white-collar professions, may also be entitled to overtime pay.…
Case Update: Dairy Drivers Settle Overtime Lawsuit
Here is an update on another case we’ve been following, which we originally wrote about nearly a year ago in a post entitled The power of punctuation: Commas, business contracts and the law. In March 2017, the First Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a group…
NYC fast food workers uniting under advocacy groups
New York City’s fast-food workers won an important victory last fall. Mayor Bill de Blasio approved four new workplace laws forwarded by City Council that provide for a minimum rest period between shifts, predictable scheduling, and other measures. One significant measure permits workers in the…
DOL attempts to clarify FLSA matters in opinion letters
In January, the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division reinstated 17 opinion letters on the Fair Labor Standards Act. This is the first time the DOL has issued an opinion letter since the administration of President George W. Bush. The opinion letters address several…
DOL issues new guidance for lawful unpaid internships
In the United States, our laws assume that work is to be paid. But what about unpaid internships? Now that federal appeals court overturned previous guidance on when interns can be unpaid, the Department of Labor has adopted a new test based on that ruling.…
2nd Circuit affirms that unpaid Hearst interns were not employees
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, which covers New York, has just affirmed a trial court ruling that Hearst Communications interns need not be paid. The decision comes after a landmark 2016 ruling in a case called Glatt v. Fox Searchlight Pictures. The…
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