Category: Department of Labor
Navigating the New Overtime Rules … In the News
Now that a couple of months have passed since the Department of Labor announced the new federal overtime regulations, many employers are looking for guidance. Our Labor & Employment Group has been working tirelessly to ensure its clients and the community-at-large have resources for determining whether they will be...
Dear John, Number Two
Loyal blog readers may recall our post last August reporting on an Ohio company that required its workers to swipe into and out of the restroom at work , so as to monitor the amount of time spent on bathroom breaks. Predictably, that policy was not one tolerated by...
YAWN…..Eleventh Circuit’s Ruling Won’t Put You to Sleep but the Plaintiffs Might
It sounds like the start to a bad joke—25 student nurse anesthetists walk into a courtroom…let's just hope you don't fall asleep before we get to the punchline. While the Eleventh Circuit's opinion regarding whether a class of 25 anesthetist students are employees or interns under the FLSA began...