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FLSA Lawsuits Hit an All-Time High
May 2, 2011

The number of lawsuits filed under the Fair Labor Standards Act reached an all-time high last year. 

During the 12-month period ending June 30, 2010, 7,028 FLSA lawsuits were filed in federal district courts nationwide, according to statistics recently released by the Administrative Office of the United States Courts.

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8th Cir. Limits Tipped Employees’ Prep Work, Maintenance Duties
April 29, 2011

Waiters, bartenders and other tipped employees may spend no more than 20 percent of their time on “general preparation work or maintenance” duties, such as setting tables, making coffee or washing dishes, a federal appeals court has ruled.

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New FLSA Regulations Reject Bush Administration’s Proposed Changes
April 4, 2011

The U.S. Department of Labor on April 5 will publish updates to its Fair Labor Standards Act interpretive regulations in the Federal Register, to go into effect 30 days later. 

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11th Cir.: Previous FLSA Suit Didn’t Foreclose Later Retaliation Claim
November 19, 2010

Workers who sued their employer for alleged overtime violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act did not thereby give up their right to claim retaliation against that employer in a later lawsuit, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has found.

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Impending Reassignment Did Not Change Employee to ‘Applicant,’ 7th Cir. Rules
November 18, 2010

An employee who was transferred to a new position was not a new “applicant” free from having to undergo medical examinations, as set out in the Americans With Disabilities Act, the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled.

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Paycheck Fairness Act Stalls in Senate
November 17, 2010

Republican Senators have blocked the passage of the Paycheck Fairness Act, a bill that would have amended the Fair Labor Standards Act to limit the factors by which an employer may pay employees of the opposite sex with similar duties at different wage levels to “bona fide” factors such as “education, training or experience.”

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USERRA Protects After First Notice, 1st Circuit Rules
November 15, 2010

An employee’s announcement to his employer that he intends to return to active duty military service can trigger protections for the worker under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act.

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Jury Awards Police Officer $4 Million in FLSA Retaliation Case
November 11, 2010

A jury recently awarded a single police officer who had been fired by the Los Angeles Police Department $4 million, illustrating the high costs that employers face if they take actions that could be viewed as retaliatory under the Fair Labor Standards Act.

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EEOC Issues Final GINA Regulations
November 10, 2010

Final regulations implementing the employment provisions of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act have been issued and will take effect Jan. 10, 2011.

While the law has been in effect since late 2009, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is responsible for enforcing Title II of the law, and issued its implementing regulations Tuesday.

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