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Colleges and universities are feeling the heat after recent increases to the salary threshold for employees to be exempt from overtime pay under federal wage and hour law. The new rules may have significant implications for...more
After much nail biting and wondering when to jump the train track, on July 1, 2024, the new overtime thresholds for non-exempt employees went into effect for everyone – outside of Texas. Now the rest of us are subject to the...more
In a landmark decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit rejected the NCAA’s argument that, because student-athletes voluntarily participate in college athletics, they cannot simultaneously be students and...more
Recently, in Johnson v. NCAA, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit held that, depending upon the surrounding circumstances, student-athletes may qualify as employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). This...more
On July 11, 2024, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled in Johnson v. NCAA that certain college athletes may qualify as employees of their schools or the NCAA under the Fair Labor...more
On Thursday, the Third Circuit held that collegiate athletes may assert a claim under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The decision in Johnson v. National Collegiate Athletic Ass’n, — F.4th –, 2024 WL 3367646 (3d Cir. July 11,...more
Yesterday, a federal appeals court became the first to rule that student-athletes at NCAA Division I schools can bring a lawsuit claiming they are employees and may be entitled to minimum wage and overtime payments under...more
As we covered in our April blog post, DOL Announces Final Rule Increasing Minimum Salary Levels for FLSA Overtime Exemptions, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) released its final overtime rule, which increases the...more
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We previously reported on General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo's announcement of the National Labor Relations Board's (NLRB) gameplan to treat certain student athletes at private colleges and universities (together, "Academic...more
The Third Circuit is expected to soon make a decision as to whether student-athletes can be considered university “employees” under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). But its interpretation of the law might reverberate...more
One of the chief concerns for any employer is determining the proper exemption status of its workers to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local wage and hour laws. Getting the exemption status of an employee...more
Since 1990, the U.S. Supreme Court has expressly construed a neutral law of general applicability as consistent with the free exercise clause. Deeming Colorado's public accommodations law just such a law, the Colorado Court...more
Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division issued a new fact sheet explaining the applicability of overtime exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act to occupations in higher education....more
On April 12, 2018, the DOL issued a new Fact Sheet for Higher Education Institutions and Overtime Pay Under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The Fact Sheet addresses the common exemptions applicable to Institutions of Higher...more
On April 12, 2018, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) issued a new fact sheet concerning “the applicability of [the white collar] exemptions [of the Fair Labor Standards Act] to jobs that are...more
The U.S. Department of Labor rang in the new year by announcing that it will abandon its rigid six-part test for determining whether interns qualify as employees under federal wage and hour law, introducing some much-needed...more
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As the U.S. Supreme Court stated in a 1984 decision involving the University of Oklahoma, there exists in this country a “revered tradition of amateurism in college sports.” Despite this tradition, there have been an...more
Several recent legal efforts have attempted to provide student-athletes with a piece of the financial pie resulting from events like Monday’s national championship game, which reportedly netted the NCAA around $470 million in...more
On December 5, 2016, the Seventh Circuit affirmed dismissal of a complaint filed by two University of Pennsylvania track and field athletes against the National Collegiate Athletic Association, the university, and more than...more
Just a quick update on a couple of our recent stories for you wage and hour litigation junkies: Back on December 5, a three-judge panel of the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed dismissal of a case in which two former...more
The NCAA and its member institutions scored another win last week in a Chicago courtroom when the Seventh Circuit closed the book on former student-athletes' proposed class action claiming that their participation in college...more
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has affirmed U.S. District Judge William T. Lawrence’s dismissal of the student-athlete litigation against the NCAA and over 120 NCAA Division I member schools alleging that...more