For employers, this decision provides a clearer roadmap for defending against overtime claims from high-earning employees.

In an eleven-page unanimous opinion in E.M.D. Sales, Inc. v. Carrera, the Supreme Court resolved the conflict between the U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeal over what standard of proof applies when ...

Artificial Intelligence is transforming the American workplace. While the promise of AI is very real, so are the dangers this new technology presents. In particular, employers need to exercise caution ...

Robert Quackenboss is a partner at Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP. Tyler Laughinghouse is an associate at the firm. On Nov. 5, the U.S. Supreme Court will take up a wage and hour case, E.M.D. Sales, Inc. v.

On April 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued its final rule increasing the salary level for certain professional employees to be properly classified as exempt from federal overtime ...

On November 15, 2024, a federal judge in the Eastern District Court of Texas ruled to strike down the Biden Administration’s Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime final rule. The ruling strikes ...

The lower court must now determine if they could be exempt as commission-based employees of a retail or service establishment. Next month, the ante goes up for employers to ensure they’ve properly ...

FLSA-exempt employees classified as Level 1 must complete the Compensatory Time Worksheet for Level 1 FLSA-Exempt Employees when they are directed to report to campus when classes and activities have ...

The U.S. Department of Labor announced a change to the criteria for determining employees’ status as nonexempt (paid bi-weekly) or exempt (paid monthly) under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). This ...

Fifteen West Des Moines fire-rescue captains and lieutenants sued the city for alleged FLSA overtime violations. The lawsuit claims the city misclassified them as salaried managers, withheld overtime ...