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Fifth Circuit Affirms DOL’s Right to Set Salary Minimum for White Collar Exemptions

In its September 11, 2024 opinion in Mayfield v. Department of Labor, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held that the U.S. Department of Labor’s explicitly delegated authority to “define” and “delimit”...more

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Supreme Court Grants Cert to Decide the Burden of Proof for FLSA Exemptions

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On June 17, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari in E.M.D. Sales, Inc. v. Carrera, adding it to their docket for the 2024-2025 term. This case will finally resolve a split between the U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeal...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Court blocks new FLSA salary thresholds... but only for State of Texas employees

There was good news and bad news on Friday from one of the lawsuits challenging the U.S. Department of Labor’s regulation increasing the salary threshold for the so-called white-collar exemptions to the overtime requirements...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Rolls Back “Deference” to Federal Agencies and Opens Up More Challenges to Regulations

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On Friday, June 28, the U.S. Supreme Court overruled Chevron, USA Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council. Chevron often required courts to defer to federal agencies when those agencies were interpreting statutes they...more

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Supreme Court Will Decide Burden Of Proof In FLSA Exemption Cases: A Monumental Decision On The Way!

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I am fascinated by the case that the Supreme Court has announced it will take on. The Court will decide the proper evidentiary standard that an employer must meet in order to establish that employees are exempt under Part...more

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Supreme Court Rules That Employee Earning Six Figures Is Also Entitled to Overtime Pay

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On February 22, 2023, the United States Supreme Court ruled in a 6-3 decision that an employee who earned over $200,000 annually was still entitled to overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The Court’s...more

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Can you make $200K a year and still get overtime? We’ll know soon.

The U.S. Supreme Court will soon decide whether a supervisor who was paid a daily, rather than a weekly, rate and earned more than $200,000 a year is exempt from the overtime provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards...more

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January 2019: The Top 16 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 have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...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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SCOTUS Rules That Car Dealership Service Advisors Are Exempt, Puts the Brakes On Overtime Claims

In its April 2, 2018, decision in Encino Motorcars, LLC v. Navarro, the Supreme Court of the United States issued its second opinion in this case and definitively ruled that automobile service advisors are exempt from...more

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Encino Motorcars, LLC v. Navarro: SCOTUS Puts The Brakes On Faulty FLSA Construction Language

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Employers seeking to show that they correctly have classified an employee as exempt from the FLSA’s overtime requirements often have faced hostility from courts under the misimpression that FLSA exemptions...more

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

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2018 may have barely begun, but minimum wage and overtime activity at the local, state – and even federal – levels is well underway. Settle in – we’ve got a lot to cover....more

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Service Advisors at Auto Dealerships: An FLSA Exemption Case Makes its Way Back to the Supreme Court

The United States Supreme Court will address again whether service advisors are exempt from overtime compensation requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”)....more

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September 2017: The Top 10 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. The law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, and September 2017 was no different. In order to make sure that you stay on top of the latest...more

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June 2017: The Top 15 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 it always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, the last few months have seen an unprecedented number of changes. June 2017 was no different, with...more

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The Ninth Circuit Goes All In. Will the Supreme Court Call?

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Recently the Ninth Circuit doubled down on its decision that service advisers at car dealerships are not exempt from the FLSA, despite being overturned once by the U.S. Supreme Court....more

Mintz - Employment Viewpoints

Steady as She Goes or Charting a New Course? Employment and Labor Signals in the Trump Administration

As we discussed yesterday at Mintz Levin’s Third Annual Employment Law Summit, big changes are likely in the offing as all three branches of our federal government begin to deal with labor and employment issues following...more

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What Can Employers Expect from the Trump Administration in the Upcoming Year?

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It has been a little less than a month since President Donald Trump took office, and employers are anxious to see what changes the new administration will make that will affect both businesses and employees. President Trump...more

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SCOTUS Nominee Gorsuch's Judicial Conservatism May Benefit Employers

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President Trump's nomination of Judge Neil M. Gorsuch could shape the U.S. Supreme Court for years to come because of the judge's relatively young age (49) and because he could be part of a conservative majority on the Court,...more

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Ninth Circuit Again Says Auto Dealers' Service Advisors Are Not FLSA Exempt Employees

Last year in its Encino Motorcars decision, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals’ reliance on a Department of Labor (DOL) interpretation finding that automobile dealership service advisors do not...more

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Ninth Circuit Rules Service Advisors at Automotive Dealerships Are Not Exempt From Overtime Pay

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On January 9, 2017, the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in Navarro v. Encino Motorcars, for the second time, that service advisors at automotive dealerships are not exempt from overtime. In 2015, the Ninth Circuit...more

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Groundhog Day Comes Early For West Coast Auto Dealers: Another Loss In Service Advisor Exemption Battle

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In a disappointing but perhaps unsurprising decision, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals once again ruled that service advisors employed by automobile dealerships do not qualify for the Section 13(b)(10)(A) overtime exemption...more

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Ninth Circuit Reaffirms Service Advisors Eligible for Overtime, Setting Up Second Potential Trip to Supreme Court

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The U.S. Supreme Court in 2016 granted certiorari in Encino Motorcars, LLC v. Navarro to resolve a circuit split regarding whether “service advisors” at automobile dealerships are exempt from receiving overtime under the Fair...more

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What Employment Law Changes Should We Expect From the Trump Administration? Ask the Magic 8 Ball

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If you had asked me one month ago to predict the winner of the presidential election, I would have been wrong. Therefore, rather than make my own [ill-fated] predictions of the changes that await employers when PEOTUS takes...more

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What Employers Can Expect From The Trump Administration

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Like the rest of the country, employers and HR professionals are left wondering what Donald Trump’s unexpected election as President means for the country. The Trump campaign was often light on detailed policy proposals, but...more

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