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The Legal Intelligencer

Should Amazon Pay Workers Waiting for Security Screenings? 6th Circuit Asks SCOPA to Decide

The federal appeals court on Monday certified two questions of first impression to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, stemming from a class action lawsuit claiming that practices at Amazon's warehouse outside Allentown, Pennsylvania, violate the Keystone State's minimum wage laws.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

'Tis the Season for Overtime Regulations for Both the DOL and L&I

The DOL estimates that its final rule, which will become effective Jan. 1, 2020, will extend overtime pay eligibility to 1.3 million workers. The salary threshold in the final rule is nearly identical to the $679 per week proposed earlier this year by the DOL.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

DOL Enacts a Final, Final Rule Regarding Overtime Exemptions

Pennsylvania has not issued a final rule regarding its proposed rulemaking that would dramatically increase salary requirements and revise the duties test for exempt employees.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Restaurant Wage-and-Hour Disputes Are on the Rise

Examples of wage-and-hour lawsuits include allegations of paying below minimum wage, violating tip pooling rules and recording only 40 hours on time cards in order to avoid overtime pay.
4 minute read

Law.com

My Weekday Workout: Fisher & Phillips' Christine Baran

"Yoga particularly allows my mind to change focus for 70 consecutive minutes away from work. The break is energizing and therapeutic."
3 minute read

The Recorder

A Week After One Ninth Circuit Panel Threatens the Franchising Model, Another Redeems It

The court's analysis in 'Salazar v. McDonald's' restores reason to the franchise-employer issue, though it is uncertain how it will co-exist with 'Vazquez v. Jan-Pro Franchising International.'
7 minute read

Daily Business Review

The Department of Labor Issues Final Rule Regarding Overtime Updates

On Sept. 24, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a final rule, which updates the earnings thresholds necessary to exempt executive, administrative and professional employees from the Fair Labor Standards Act's minimum wage and overtime pay requirements and allows employers to count a portion of certain bonuses or commissions toward meeting the salary level.
5 minute read

The Recorder

AB-5 Opens Up Damages Claims That Go Far Beyond the Mere Codification of 'Dynamex'

AB-5 confirms that its express intent is "to codify the decision in the Dynamex case." Even counsel for Uber has characterized AB-5 as a codification of the 2018 Dynamex decision.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

Happy New Year — See You at the Pay Window or See You in Court

Come New Year's Day, some employees are getting a raise, some will start taking home overtime, and others will be taking the boss to court. Any way you slice this, employers will be footing the bill.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

'Speculation' Gets Expert Testimony Scrapped in Burlington Coat Factory Overtime Suit

A judge has stricken the conclusion of an expert report favoring Burlington Coat Factory in its yearslong battle with assistant store managers over their eligibility for overtime pay.
5 minute read

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