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Icon for www.uab.eduKaleido Scope · Jan 5, 2016

Fair Labor Standards Act

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is a federal law that ensures employees are treated fairly and accurately compensated for their time worked. The FLSA determines the exempt or nonexempt status of jobs, and establishes standards for minimum wage ...
Bloomberg Law News · 3d

Case: Wage & Hour/FLSA Coverage (E.D. La.)

An employee of ESN Property, LLC may proceed on his FLSA claims alleging he wasn’t paid overtime for hours he worked over 40 per week, where he properly asserted enterprise coverage by sufficiently alleging that ESN employees handled interstate goods,
JD Supra · 10d

Wage Dispute Danger: What Employers Must Keep in Mind

In my 20+ years as a management-side employment lawyer, I used to receive calls about all kinds of workplace situations, but there is one
Icon for www.investopedia.comInvestopedia · 12d

Laws That Protect Employees: What You Need to Know Now

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) was passed in June 1938 and went into effect in October 1938. The law encompassed federal standards for labor practices, including the minimum wage, overtime ...
Bloomberg Law News · 1d

Case: Wage & Hour/Unpaid Wages (S.D. Fla.)

A Florida federal district court ruled that a medical director may pursue claims for unpaid wages under the Fair Labor Standards Act against Ziphycare Medical of Florida, P.A. and one of its operators,
Law.com · 7d

Fiscal Intermediary of Medicaid Home Care Program Sued for Wage Theft

A proposed federal class action alleges Public Partnerships LLC, New York's fiscal intermediary for a program that allows Medicaid patients to select home care workers, violated the federal Fair Labor Standards Act and New York labor laws.
Icon for www.thestreet.comTheStreet.com · Jun 1, 2023

What Is Wage Theft? Definition, Types & Prevalence

Wage theft occurs any time an employer fails to fully compensate a worker according to the terms outlined in either the employee's contract, the Fair Labor Standards Act, or both. Wage theft ...
Home Health Care News · 5d

Caregivers Sue CDPAP’s Fiscal Intermediary For Wage Theft

New York’s transition to a single fiscal intermediary for its Consumer-Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP) has hit another legal hurdle. Two
Icon for thedailyrecord.comThe Daily Record (Maryland) · 25d

US Supreme Court declines to hear Baltimore County, inmates’ FLSA lawsuit

The nation’s highest court on Monday denied Baltimore County‘s request to consider whether the Fair Labor Standards Act requires the ... minimum and overtime wages for working on public ...
JD Supra · 5d

Expanded Definition of ‘Low-Wage’ Employees in Virginia Non-Compete Ban: Employers Need to Act Now

Virginia is the most recent state to tighten restrictions on employment non-compete agreements. Governor Glenn Youngkin signed a bill expanding