On June 18, 2021, a group of ACE American Insurance Company employees filed a class action suit alleging that ACE misclassified them as exempt employees....more
On January 14, the US Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) published two opinion letters, FLSA2025-1, which addresses tip pooling under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), and FMLA2025-1-A, which provides...more
1/27/2025
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Tips ,
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It is not news that employees “hang out” and socialize “outside of work” through social media platforms. While these platforms provide outlets for employees to express themselves, bond, chat, joke, and share vacation photos,...more
8/6/2024
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Social Media ,
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