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 ...

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to decide whether federal wage law allows workers to bring nationwide class ...

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.

Generally, employees may only be considered exempt from the FLSA’s overtime requirements if they perform specific job duties — i.e., meet a “duties test” — and are paid on a salary basis at a rate of ...

The financial risk of non-compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is escalating for businesses across the country ...

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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