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A recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit clarifies how courts should apply the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA’s) highly compensated employee (HCE) exemption and distinguishes the exemption from...more
The highly compensated employee (HCE) exemption under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is one of the most complex exemptions in employment law. In the recent case of Gilchrist, et. al. v. Schlumberger Technology Corp.(5th...more
On April 1, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued an important decision in Pickens v. Hamilton-Ryker IT Solutions, LLC regarding what it means to be paid on a “weekly basis” for purposes of the...more
On April 1, a U.S. appeals court showed that the salary basis requirement is alive and well, regardless of how highly compensated an employee might be. The decision is a reminder to businesses that simply paying a guaranteed...more
The FLSA’s minimum wage and overtime requirements do not apply to any employee employed in a bona fide executive, administrative, or professional (EAP) capacity, nor do they apply to highly compensated employees who perform...more
On November 15, 2024, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas overturned a 2024 rule that raised the salary threshold for workers to qualify for an exemption under the Fair Labor Standards Act...more
On November 15, 2024, a federal court judge in the Eastern District of Texas vacated and set aside the Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) 2024 rule that raised the salary minimums for overtime-exempt employees under the Fair Labor...more
On Friday, November 15, in State of Texas v. DOL et al., Case No. 4:24-CV-499-SDJ, 4:24-CV-468-SDJ, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas vacated the Department of Labor’s (DOL) 2024 Salary...more
A federal judge in Texas seemed skeptical that the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) did not overreach with its latest rule that raised the minimum salary thresholds to the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA) white-collar overtime...more
As we wrote about earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) finalized a rule on April 23, 2024, increasing the standard salary level for the “white collar” exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) at...more
The Department of Labor’s decision to significantly increase the minimum salary required to claim the so-called white-collar exemptions from federal overtime requirements has prompted legal challenges from employers. ...more
Many employers are scrambling to comply with the Labor Department’s new salary threshold for employees who are exempt from overtime pay under the white-collar exemptions. As the July 1 deadline for phase one rapidly...more
As we have previously addressed, the U. S. Department of Labor (DOL) has issued its final rule raising salary thresholds for overtime exemptions under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) effective January 1, 2025. ...more
When I reflect on the relationship that our firm has with our clients, I’m most proud of the fact that you can always count on us. That often means defending complex litigation, steering you through regulatory threats,...more
On August 30, 2023, the Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to revise the “white collar” overtime exemption regulations applicable to executive,...more
On February 22, 2023, the United States Supreme Court issued its opinion in Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. v. Hewitt, holding that paying an employee a “day rate” does not satisfy the salary basis test under the...more
Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case that may determine whether employers can claim the overtime exemption under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) for highly compensated workers who are not paid...more
Employers should be aware that the US Department of Labor (DOL) has ramped up its scrutiny of payroll practices by staffing companies, through comprehensive audits targeted on overtime classification. Of late, the DOL...more
The U.S. Supreme Court decisions that were issued in June 2022 had a significant impact on employers, and employers are now looking at implementing policies and practices in response to the decisions....more
It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes for the past few years—and this past month...more
In a decision that will impact pay practices in the oil and gas and many other industries in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and beyond, the en banc U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed on Sept. 9, 2021, that...more
In a significant and favorable ruling for employers, especially in the oil and gas industry, a federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado recently ruled that the plaintiff in Scott v. Antero...more
Sometimes employment laws can make the common person’s head spin. That certainly could be the case for a recent Fifth Circuit opinion examining the “highly compensated” regulatory exemption from the overtime requirements of...more
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) released three new opinion letters last week that address various compliance requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). In its accompanying press...more
Exemption rules under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) are complicated and can often be frustrating for employers. Determining which employees in a workforce may or may not be exempt from entitlement to overtime pay...more