A Florida federal court denied summary judgment on Fair Labor Standards Act wage claims by a head pharmacist and two employees, finding factual disputes about professional exemption and employer ...

A Pennsylvania federal district court denied approval of an FLSA settlement involving McGee Aegis Solutions LLC due to an overly restrictive confidentiality provision that limited social media ...

On April 22, 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to clarify the standard for determining joint ...

Wage and Hour Division on April 23, 2026, published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that would establish ...

A non-exempt employee qualifies to earn at least minimum wage and receive overtime under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act ...

With summer approaching, many employers are looking to hire interns to increase staffing during a busy season or to build a pipeline for future full-time hiring. But employers need to be careful about ...

To qualify for exemption, employees generally must meet all the following tests: Duties Test - The employee's job duties must primarily involve executive, administrative or professional duties as ...

In 2026, U.S. hiring compliance is being reshaped by expanded E-Verify mandates, stricter background screening regulations, and evolving Fair Labor Standards Act interpretations. Multi-state employers ...

You have a slacker exempt employee who just showed up three hours late, again. You dock her pay, because fair is fair. Reasonable, right? Congratulations! You just broke a federal law. If she’s a ...

This week, I taught cases on enumerated powers from the Progressive Era and during the New Deal. In Hammer v. Dagenhart (1918), the Supreme Court declared unconstitutional a federal law that banned ...

Des Moines Metro Opera utilizes a "seasonal amusement" exemption in federal labor law to avoid paying overtime and minimum wage. Critics argue this 59-year-old law is outdated, unfair, and easily ...

These FAQs reflect the most current guidance. Legal challenges are in progress and the changes to the minimum salary threshold could be overturned, the threshold amount may change or the effective ...