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Guarantee of Fraction of Total Compensation Does Not Meet FLSA Salary Requirements

In order to claim overtime exempt status under the Fair Labor Standards Act’s white-collar exemptions, the position in question must meet both the duties and salary tests set forth under Department of Labor regulations. The...more

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Supreme Court Finds Highly Compensated Supervisor Entitled to Overtime Pay Under the FLSA

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In a recent opinion (Helix Energy Sols. Grp., Inc. v Hewitt), the Supreme Court held that a highly compensated supervisor paid on a daily-rate basis was not an executive exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA)...more

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SCOTUS Holds Highly Compensated Daily-Rate Employees May Be Entitled to Overtime

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On February 22, 2023, the Supreme Court clarified the requirements for highly compensated employees to be considered executives exempt from overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). In Helix Energy Solutions...more

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Supreme Court Clarifies the Meaning “Salary Basis” Under Federal Overtime Law

The U.S. Supreme Court recently held that an employee who earned in excess of $200,000 annually was entitled to overtime pay because he did not qualify for the FLSA’s highly compensated employee exemption. This decision –...more

Brooks Pierce

SCOTUS Ruling Reinforces FLSA Overtime Requirements and Exemptions

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In its most recent employment decision, the Supreme Court rejected an employer’s efforts to avoid paying overtime to a highly-compensated oil rig employee, finding that the employee’s daily pay rate did not satisfy the...more

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Day-Rate Rules Result in Overtime Pay for Exempt Highly Compensated Employee

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Recently, in Helix Energy Solutions Group v. Hewitt, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a daily-rate worker who earned over $200,000 annually was not exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA) overtime requirements. In...more

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Highly-Paid Executives May Be Entitled to Overtime Compensation

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After an extensive analysis of the Fair Labor Standard Act’s (FLSA) provisions governing overtime pay as applied to highly-paid employees, the Supreme Court has upheld the FLSA’s “salary basis test” – finding that not only is...more

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Supreme Court Adopts Strict Construction of Salaried Test, Even for Highly Paid Exempt Employees

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One relatively common misapprehension by employers is that generous wages or popular methods of payment will satisfy the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). On February 22, 2023, the Supreme Court reiterated the need not simply...more

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