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Texas Court Finds a Franchisor Principal Was Employer of Franchisee’s Employee

October 8, 2013

By Kelline R. Linton, Junior Associate.   In Orozco v. Plackis, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas recently upheld an unusual jury finding that…

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DOL extends FLSA’s minimum wage and overtime protections

September 18, 2013

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…

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Displaying Labor Standards Posters May Evidence Willfulness for FLSA Violations

August 12, 2013

By Kelline R. Linton, Junior Associate.   In a recent case, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) obtained a consent judgment in a California federal court, ordering California-based…

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DO YOU NEED TO UPDATE YOUR HANDBOOK?

July 25, 2013

By Linda H. Evans, Senior Associate.   This has been a busy year in the labor and employment law arena.  And it is a good time to be…

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What Do You Know About The Outside Sales Exemption?

July 17, 2013

By Linda H. Evans, Senior Associate.   The Fifth Circuit recently addressed one of the lesser used exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) … outside sales. …

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D.C. Circuit Nixes 2010 DOL Interpretation that Loan Officers Are Hourly Employees

July 8, 2013

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…

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Unpaid interns: The field is changing!

June 19, 2013

By Linda H. Evans, Senior Associate.   Federal District Court judges in New York ruled on June 11, 2013, that Fox Searchlight Pictures had violated federal and state…

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