Many immigrants are underpaid minimum wages or denied overtime pay. The FLSA provides a remedy – and the plaintiff’s immigration status is not relevant.
Update to FLSA Salary Basis Appeal
The Fifth Circuit has dismissed the appeal regarding the FLSA salary basis regulations. Click to learn more.
Commissions Payments and Overtime – The FLSA Regular Rate
Employers are required to take commissions into account when calculating overtime pay. Many fail to follow these rules and underpay their workers. Click to learn more about commissions under the FLSA.
FLSA Liquidated Damages
Liquidated damages, or double damages, are available in most FLSA cases, and can result in significant awards to successful plaintiffs. Click to learn more.
The Family and Medical Leave Act – The Key Employee Rule Under the FMLA
The key employee provision of the FMLA is a little-used exception that allows companies to deny reinstatement to certain highly-paid employees. However, the rules surrounding this exception are strict. Click to learn more.
The Family and Medical Leave Act – An Employee’s FMLA Right to Privacy
The FMLA right to privacy provisions place strict controls on employer use of confidential medical records. Click to learn more.
Did Google Break the Law By Firing An Employee Over a Controversial Memo? Yes.
Google fired an employee for writing a controversial memo this week. Did Google break the law?
The Family and Medical Leave Act — FMLA Basics
The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) provides 12 weeks of leave to millions of Americans who have serious health conditions or are welcoming new babies. Click here to learn the basics of the FMLA.
The FLSA Cotton and Sugarcane Exemption
The cotton and sugarcane exemption to the FLSA.
The FLSA Taxicab Exemption
The taxicab exemption to the FLSA exempts cab drivers from mandatory overtime pay. However, the exemption is interpreted very narrowly. Click to learn more.