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Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Eleventh Circuit Confirms That Service Charges Are Not FLSA Tips

The tip wars between hospitality employers and employees continue unabated. Numerous lawsuits contend that restaurants and other employers wrongfully retain or require sharing of customer gratuities, as well as violate Fair...more

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,...

Beltway Buzz - February 2023 #4

SCOTUS Rules in OT Case … More Challenges on the Way? On February 22, 2023, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a 6–3 decision holding that an employee making $200,000 each year is entitled to overtime pay under the...more

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,...

Eleventh Circuit: Service Charges Are Wages, Not Tips, Under FLSA

On March 18, 2022, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in Compere v. Nusret Miami, LLC, a collective action under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), that Nusr-et Steakhouse properly used automatically charged fees...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

No Fees For You: Second Circuit Holds Expert Fees Are Not Recoverable Under FLSA

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Expert witness fees are not recoverable under the FLSA. So held the Second Circuit in a decision that highlights a strategy we have previously discussed for employers to fend off class/collective actions....more

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