On Jan. 15, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in E.M.D. Sales, Inc. v. Carrera, firmly indicating that employers must establish by a “preponderance of the evidence” that an employee is exempt from the Fair...more
1/28/2025
/ Burden of Proof ,
Class Action ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employment Litigation ,
Evidentiary Standards ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Minimum Wage ,
Over-Time ,
SCOTUS ,
Wage and Hour
On Friday, Nov. 15, a federal judge in Texas struck down the U.S. Department of Labor’s 2024 rule regarding salary minimums for exemptions from minimum wage and overtime requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act that...more
11/21/2024
/ Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Exempt-Employees ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Highly Compensated Employees ,
Minimum Salary ,
Over-Time ,
Salaried Employees ,
Threshold Requirements ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions