For employers, this decision provides a clearer roadmap for defending against overtime claims from high-earning employees.

Join a panel of Clark Hill and HRAA labor and employment professionals as they explore the recent reset of the FLSA minimum exempt salary threshold and its implications for employers. This session ...

Auto dealerships employ a wide range of workers and often maintain a variety of complex pay plans, which can make compliance with federal wage and overtime rules extra challenging. Since violations of ...

Purdue is subject to and manages its compensation program in compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The FLSA establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and youth employment ...

Robert Quackenboss is a partner at Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP. Tyler Laughinghouse is an associate at the firm. On Nov. 5, the U.S. Supreme Court will take up a wage and hour case, E.M.D. Sales, Inc. v.

To qualify for exemption, employees generally must meet all the following tests: Duties Test - The employee's job duties must primarily involve executive, administrative or professional duties as ...

On Jan. 15, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its unanimous opinion in E.M.D. Sales v. Carrera, holding that a preponderance-of-the-evidence standard rather than a heightened ...

Battalion chiefs in the Alexandria Fire Department are exempt from overtime pay requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday, upholding summary judgment in ...

The lower court must now determine if they could be exempt as commission-based employees of a retail or service establishment. Next month, the ante goes up for employers to ensure they’ve properly ...

The U.S. Department of Labor announced a change to the criteria for determining employees’ status as nonexempt (paid bi-weekly) or exempt (paid monthly) under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). This ...

FLSA-exempt employees classified as Level 1 must complete the Compensatory Time Worksheet for Level 1 FLSA-Exempt Employees when they are directed to report to campus when classes and activities have ...