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Fifth Circuit Decision Clarifies Application of Highly Compensated Employee Overtime Exemption

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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

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5th Circuit Clarifies Highly Compensated Employee Exemption

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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

Blank Rome LLP

PA Raising Salary Threshold for White Collar Exemptions—Déjà Vu All Over Again … or Worse?

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Here we go again, Pennsylvania employers, but this time on the local front, rather than nationally. Following up on Governor Wolf’s announcement in January that Pennsylvania needed to “modernize” its outdated wage and hour...more

Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC

Reminder: New York Minimum Wage Rates and Salary Thresholds for the Executive and Administrative Exemptions Will Increase on...

Although the minimum wage rate under the Fair Labor Standards Act remains $7.25 per hour and the U.S. Department of Labor’s efforts to raise the minimum salary to qualify for a white-collar exemption under federal law have...more

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Are You Owed Overtime Wages?

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The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires covered employers to pay all non-exempt employees the federal minimum wage. It also requires covered employers to pay non-exempt employees 1.5 times their regular rate for any...more

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Exempt or Non-Exempt Employee Under U.S. Law? Even U.S. Employers Frequently Get it Wrong

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In the United States, employers are required to pay employees overtime (1.5 times the employee’s hourly rate) for hours worked over 40 per week. In some states, such as California, employers are required to pay overtime if...more

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