By Linda H. Evans, Senior Associate. This winter many areas of the country have had more than the usual number of winter storms resulting in closed schools and businesses. How do closures impact wages for exempt employees who typically get a set amount on each paycheck, regardless of the […]
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By Linda H. Evans, Senior Associate. Metroclean Commercial Building Services, a company that provides cleaning services to many prominent businesses in Houston including the Houston Independent School District, has just agreed to pay nearly $275,000 in back wages to 266 janitors after a U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) investigation […]
By Linda H. Evans, Senior Associate. On September 17, 2013, the Wage and Hour Division of the DOL announced a final rule extending the FLSA’s minimum wage and overtime protections to most of the nation’s direct care workers who provide home care assistance to elderly, disabled, injured, or ill […]
By Linda H. Evans, Senior Associate. We know investigations by the DOL can be difficult. And if you’re found guilty of not paying proper wages, it can be very expensive. But this is ridiculous! Back in 2008, the DOL began investigating a market in California for failing to […]
By Kelline R. Linton, Junior Associate. In a Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) case on Tuesday (July 2), the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals invalidated the 2010 DOL interpretation that declared loan mortgage officers were hourly employees. The Court’s holding was not based on the merits of the 2010 […]