Walmart Inc. and a group of Ohio-based auto technicians resolved federal wage claims alleging mechanics were unlawfully required to work during their meal breaks.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to decide whether federal wage law allows workers to bring nationwide class action-style lawsuits against their employers, leaving in place a split among ...

A question that has bedeviled ­employers for decades: Can employers obtain a release of claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) in the absence of U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) or court ...

Robert Quackenboss is a partner at Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP. Tyler Laughinghouse is an associate at the firm. On Nov. 5, the U.S. Supreme Court will take up a wage and hour case, E.M.D. Sales, Inc. v.

A majority of U.S. Supreme Court justices may be receptive to a food wholesaler’s stance that employers need not show “clear and convincing evidence” to demonstrate that the Fair Labor Standards Act’s ...

Although recent district court opinions may signal a turning of the tide on the court-approval requirement for FLSA actions, the law in this area clearly is in a state of flux. The court-approval ...

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