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Auto Dealer Snapshot: What Your Dealership Should Know and Do About the New Federal Overtime Rule

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You may have heard about the so-called new “overtime” rule, which the U.S. Department of Labor announced on April 23. You also may have heard that the new rule will require employers to increase the annual salary paid to...more

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Workplace Law Forecast 2024 - Your workplace law recap for 2023 and predictions for 2024 to help you prepare for the coming year.

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When I reflect on the relationship that our firm has with our clients, I’m most proud of the fact that you can always count on us. That often means defending complex litigation, steering you through regulatory threats,...more

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Victory! Virginia Automobile Dealers Relieved from Impending Wage and Hour Obligations

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Thanks to the advocacy of industry leaders, in collaboration with Fisher Phillips, Virginia lawmakers just provided significant relief to the automotive dealer industry by way of the state’s updated budget bill. Signed by...more

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Big Changes Coming For Virginia Dealerships Thanks To New State Wage Law

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The Virginia Overtime Wages Act (VOWA), which goes into effect on July 1, 2021, codifies Virginia’s first overtime law and brings sweeping changes to Virginia employers’ wage and hour obligations. But more than that, VOWA...more

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What You Should Know About The New(est) “New Overtime Rule”

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As you no doubt have heard, the United States Department of Labor recently announced changes to federal wage and hour regulations that have been labeled the “new overtime rule.” These changes are scheduled to take effect on...more

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Parts Is Parts

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While not binding nationwide, a recent federal court decision should put to rest any legitimate argument that dealership parts counterpeople are not overtime exempt under federal law. Based on the concept that Fair Labor...more

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It Happened Again…

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WARNING: If you are a regular recipient of the Dealership Update or a Fisher Phillips client, chances are that you will not necessarily learn anything new by reading this article. When you hear that a dealership settled a...more

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Supreme Court Roundup: A Look Back – and Ahead – for Employment Law

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As the Supreme Court ended its 2017-18 Term, Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his resignation; the Court did away with "agency fees" for public employees; and in other decisions favorable to employers, the Court solidified...more

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Serenity Now – Looking Back On USDOL's Actions Mid-Year, And A Sneak Peek At What Might Be Coming

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We are almost half way through 2018, and this year has been filled with fast and furious changes at USDOL. Proposed tip credit changes (Check, including a reaction from Congress and more tip credit changes on the horizon)....more

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Web Exclusive - April 2018: The Top 19 Labor And Employment Law Stories

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It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there were an unprecedented number of changes all through 2017. And if the first four months...more

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Supreme Court Introduces “Fair” Reading Of FLSA Exemptions

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If you’re not an auto dealer and you missed last month’s Supreme Court decision in Encino Motorcars, LLC v. Navarro, we forgive you. After all, a ruling on the correct application of the “salesman” exemption to service...more

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Don’t Forget About Minimum Wage And Recordkeeping!

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No doubt last month’s Navarro ruling in the Supreme Court was a big win for retail automotive. That decision affirmed that the same federal overtime exemption that applies to a “salesman, partsman, and mechanic” also applies...more

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Early thoughts on this Supreme Court term

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We are about midway through the 2017-18 term of the U.S. Supreme Court. One case the Court has already decided and another it refused to take up provide some insight on how the Court has handled employment cases it has been...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Narrow Construction of FLSA Exemptions, Exempts Auto Service Advisors from Federal Overtime...

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The United States Supreme Court has recently ruled that service advisors at car dealerships are exempt from the overtime pay requirements of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), clarifying an issue that has gone back...more

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Working Wise: How the Supreme Court’s New Overtime Decision May Impact the Future of FLSA Exemptions

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In this podcast, David Lindsay discusses the Supreme Court's recent decision in Encino Motor Cars v. Navarro et al., finding that auto service advisers are exempt employees and not covered by the overtime pay requirements of...more

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The Final Word: Service Advisors Are Exempt From Federal Overtime Laws

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It’s finally over; we can now say definitively that service advisors employed by automobile dealerships are exempt from federal overtime requirements. If you haven’t been following this story ... what have you been doing? ...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Employment Flash - April 2018

This edition of Employment Flash looks at recent court decisions, including the U.S. Supreme Court's rulings on cases relating to the definition of a whistleblower and exemptions from the overtime pay provisions. This edition...more

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WPI Wage Watch: Minimum Wage & Overtime Updates (April Edition)

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It may not have been showering minimum wage, tip, and overtime developments in April, but there was a sprinkling at the federal, state, and local levels. ...more

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Supreme Court Overtime Case Signals A Pro-Employer Shift

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What keeps employers up at night? The prospect of collective action overtime lawsuits under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is right at the top of the list of human resources nightmares....more

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II-31- The Changing 9 to 5 From 1980 to Today

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This episode flashes back to 1980's 9 to 5 workplace, and then goes back to the future to compare today's workplace of emoji harassment, a new game-changing overtime exemption rule, the 1st ever employer antitrust complaint...more

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Supreme Court Reduces Burden of Showing Jobs Are Exempt Under the FLSA

In Encino Motorcars LLC v. Navarro, 2018 WL 1568026 (Apr. 2, 2018) (“Encino Motorcars II”), the Supreme Court recently concluded that “service advisors” in a car dealership were not entitled to overtime pay under the Fair...more

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High Court Says No More Narrow Construction Standard For FLSA Exemptions

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On April 2, 2018 in the matter of Encino Motorcars, LLC v. Navarro, No. 16-1362, 2018 WL 1568025 (U.S. Apr. 2, 2018), the Supreme Court rejected the long held principle that exemptions to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)...more

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A "Fair" Reading of FLSA Exemptions: The Supreme Court Holds that Service Advisors Are Exempt from Federal Overtime Laws

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If you're not a car dealer and you missed the Supreme Court's decision last week in Encino Motorcars, LLC v. Navarro, we forgive you. After all, at first blush, the decades-long battle over application of the "salesman"...more

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Employers prevail in auto service advisors FLSA exemption decision

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While the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) generally requires employers to pay its employees overtime for any hours worked in excess of 40 in a workweek, the law also provides that certain types of employees are exempt from –...more

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High Court Breaks from Precedent: Holds FLSA Exemptions Are Not to Be Narrowly Construed

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In a 5–4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court last Monday held that auto service advisors—car dealership employees who consult with customers about service needs and suggest repair services—are exempt from overtime requirements...more

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