Employers confronted with Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) claims as to their operations in Texas, Louisiana, or Mississippi should take note of a new decision by the United States District Court for the Northern District of...more
In addition to requiring employers to accommodate employees requesting covered family or medical leaves, the federal Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) prohibits retaliating against an employee for exercising FMLA rights.
The...more
COVID-19 has augmented many challenges for employers. The most observable of these has been the necessity of avoiding congregating employees at the workplace. Unfortunately for employers, eliminating the requirement to work...more
The questions and answers below highlight labor and employment topics as they relate to nonprofit organizations.
Classifying Your Staff -
What is the difference between a paid employee and an unpaid volunteer? Under...more
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Employee Benefits ,
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Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
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Health Insurance ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Independent Contractors ,
Internships ,
Job Duties ,
Minimum Wage ,
Misclassification ,
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Nonprofits ,
Over-Time ,
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Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Primary Duty Test ,
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Unpaid Interns ,
Vacation Pay ,
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Wage and Hour
In Smith v. Ochsner Health System, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently addressed comprehensively for the first time the appropriate analysis of the Fair Labor Standards Act’s “highly compensated...more
Overtime Pay in the Oil Patch -
The boom for domestic energy producers, particularly in the Permian Basin, has been accompanied by the companion challenge of how to compensate transient oilfield service providers within...more
The United States Department of Labor (DOL) has fired a new salvo in its war on worker misclassification in the form of Administrator's Interpretation 2015-1, which challenges the widespread employer practice of declaring the...more