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Collective Actions Rest and Meal Break Employer Liability Issues

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9 Steps Mine Operators Should Take as Overtime Class/Collective Actions Surge Across the Country

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In recent months, we have seen a substantial uptick in class and collective actions filed against mine operators on behalf of current and former hourly miners (and other hourly field personnel) alleging violations of the Fair...more

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FLSA and Wage and Hour Issues for Restaurants

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The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and state or local wage-and-hour statutes establish federal and state minimum wage, overtime pay, and recordkeeping requirements. All restaurants are subject to either the FLSA or state or...more

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Lawsuit Alleges Healthcare Workers Should Be Paid for Mandatory Temperature Checks and Health Screenings

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A Wisconsin-based healthcare worker recently filed a proposed collective and class action complaint against an assisted living facility alleging it required all employees to undergo mandatory temperature checks and complete a...more

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Collective Action On Automatic Lunch Deductions Settles: We’ve Seen This Before (Many Times)

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Many employers these days have timekeeping systems that deduct time (e.g. thirty minutes) for lunch on a daily basis. There is an inherent danger in doing this, as employees may claim that they worked through lunch and...more

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Plaintiffs’ Bar Targets Healthcare Facilities’ Timekeeping Practices

Healthcare facilities are increasingly becoming targets of collective action lawsuits under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Several recent lawsuits in Texas have challenged timekeeping practices related to meal breaks....more

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Paid Breaks Cannot Offset Overtime Obligations

Neither the federal Fair Labor Standards Act nor wage payment laws in place in most states require that employers provide non-exempt employees with paid meal and other breaks. However, employers commonly offer employees paid...more

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