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The Legal Intelligencer

DOL Salary Level Final Rule Vacated

In a “it’s déjà vu all over again” moment, on Nov. 15, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in Texas and Plano Chamber of Commerce v. United States Department of Labor set aside and vacated the U.S. Department of Labor’s 2024 Final Rule increasing the salary level for employees to remain exempt from minimum wage and overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA) executive, administrative and professional (EAP) exemptions, and automatically updating the salary level every three years.
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Law.com

7th Circuit Orders Company to Pay Employees for Time Spent Traveling to Job Sites During 'Normal Working Hours'

The court determined that "an employee is entitled to compensation for overnight travel when it 'cuts across' his 'workday.'"
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The Legal Intelligencer

Third Circuit's 'Johnson v. NCAA' Opinion: What It Means for College Athletics and Beyond

On July 11, in Johnson v. NCAA, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit entered the thorny world of compensation for college athletes, forcefully rejecting the argument that the "amateur status" of college athletes categorically removes them from the ambit of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
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Corporate Counsel

'Utterly Bewildering': GCs Struggle to Grasp Scattershot Nature of Law Firm Rate Hikes

"It's a complicated, highly fragmented industry with tens of thousands of people making different decisions every day," said Jason Winmill, legal department consultant.
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Law.com

N.C. Employee's Contractual Dispute Over $70K in Unpaid Wages Allowed to Proceed, Federal Judge Rules

"It is not clear from the face of the complaint that plaintiff's breach of contract claim is barred by the statute of limitations because it is plausible that partial payments from defendant Adora made sometime between 2016 and 2022 tolled the statute of limitations. This is a factual issue that cannot be resolved at the motion to dismiss stage," U.S. District Judge William L. Osteen said.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Health Care Worker Files Class Action Against Staffing Agency for Unpaid Meal Breaks

This complaint was first surfaced by Law.com Radar, ALM's source for immediate alerting on just-filed cases in state and federal courts.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Bayada Agrees to $13.5M Settlement With Nurses in Wage Class Action

Plaintiffs in the action claimed that Bayada failed to pay nurses for time they spent giving or receiving reports on patients' status at the beginning and end of shifts and for time they spent completing company-mandated trainings.
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The Recorder

Public Employers Exempt From Labor Code Provisions, PAGA Penalties, California Supreme Court Says

Forcing public agencies to pay penalties under the Private Attorneys General Act "would simply rob Peter to pay Paul," Justice Carol Corrigan wrote.
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New Jersey Law Journal

Law Firm in Crosshairs as 8 Ex-Staffers File Suit Against It

"Davis, Saperstein & Salomon will be serving frivolous litigation notices on attorney Shell and his clients, and will seek dismissal of these claims on procedural grounds, including legal fees and costs," said the firm's attorney, Keith McDonald.
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The Recorder

California Supreme Court Upholds Proposition 22, App-Based Driver Classification Law

The court held that the Legislature's power to regulate the workers' compensation system is not exclusive and does not forestall citizen initiatives on the topic.
3 minute read

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