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Seventh Circuit Decision Clarifies Standards for FLSA Overtime Cases

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The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently clarified the evidentiary bar for employees bringing Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime claims, requiring employees to provide specific, detailed evidence of their work...more

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Seventh Circuit Clarifies Standards for Proving Hours Worked in FLSA Overtime Claims

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The Seventh Circuit recently issued a significant decision in Osborn v. JAB Management Services, Inc., 126 F.4th 1250 (2025), affirming summary judgment in favor of the employer in an overtime compensation dispute under the...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

“He said, she said” no longer cuts it: Seventh Circuit clarifies proof required for overtime claims

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A recent decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit offers a welcome measure of protection for employers in overtime claims brought under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The court’s opinion highlights the...more

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Ninth Circuit Rules De Minimis Doctrine Applies to Overtime Claims

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued an opinion in Cariene Cadena v. Customer Connexx LLC on July 10, 2024, reversing the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada’s summary judgment ruling in favor of...more

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Retaliation suit shows requests for unpaid overtime can be a timekeeping trap

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Informed employers know they must pay non-exempt employee for all hours actually worked. If an employee works unapproved hours or overtime, the company must still pay for that time; however, they may discipline that worker...more

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Bad Apple: Employee Searches are Compensable Time

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The California Supreme Court clarified in a highly anticipated decision, that time spent waiting for and undergoing mandatory exit searches of personal items is considered compensable time under California’s Wage Orders....more

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2nd Cir. Rules Utilization Reviewer Was Exempt “Professional”

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The Second Circuit has affirmed summary judgment for the employer, Aetna, in an exempt misclassification overtime claim brought by a nurse reviewer. Agreeing that the plaintiff was properly classified as a...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

NJ DOL Bills Uber $650M for Misclassified Drivers

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The New Jersey Department of Labor (NJ DOL) billed Uber Technologies, Inc. and a subsidiary $650 million for past-due taxes, interest, and penalties due to an alleged misclassification of its drivers as independent...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Food and Beverage Law Update: September 2018

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Labor and Employment - Jimmy John's Avoids Joint-Employer Finding in Worker Overtime Litigation - In In re: Jimmy John's Overtime Litigation, 2018 WL 3231273 (N.D. Ill. June 14, 2018), a federal district court ruled that...more

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Federal Formula For “Flat Sum” Bonus Overtime Calculation Rejected

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Seyfarth Synopsis: California employers must use the formula prescribed by the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement Manual to calculate overtime on flat sum bonuses, not the bonus overtime formula used under federal law....more

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Settling Individual California Labor Disputes May Eliminate PAGA Claims

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On December 29, California’s Second Appellate District held that employees who settle and dismiss their individual wage claims may not assert claims under the state’s Private Attorneys General Act (“PAGA”) on behalf of other...more

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