by Michael Gan | Nov 7, 2014 | FLSA, Labor Law
It is difficult to reconcile the passage of multiple state ballot measures to increase the minimum wage with a rather poor showing for Democrats in Tuesday’s midterm elections. The Wall Street Journal tries to explain.
by Mark Gisler | Jan 28, 2014 | FLSA, Labor Law, Supreme Court
Sandifer v. U.S. Steel Holds that Unionized Workers Need Not be Paid for Time Spent “Donning and Doffing” Safety Clothing under FLSA In a 9-0 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court has made it harder for unionized steel workers to be paid for time spent changing into and...
by Michael Gan | Jun 19, 2012 | FLSA, Supreme Court
In the 5-4 Christopher v. Smithkline Beecham Corp. decision announced yesterday, the Supreme Court found that pharmaceutical sales reps do not enjoy the overtime protections of the Fair Labor Standards Act. The pharmaceutical sales reps in this case worked between 50...
