Pharmaceutical reps aren’t entitled to overtime 
Published: May 10, 2012
Tags: fair labor standards act, overtime
Pharmaceutical companies did not violate federal wage and hour law by classifying their sales representatives as administrative employees ineligible for overtime, the 7th Circuit has ruled.
Supreme Court ponders if drug reps can get overtime
By:
Kimberly Atkins
Published: April 16, 2012
Tags: Employment Law, fair labor standards act, Labor Department, overtime pay, Supreme Court
WASHINGTON – The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court tackled the question of whether pharmaceutical representatives who educate, entertain and pitch their products to doctors are salespeople, a decision that will determine whether they are entitled to overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Gov’t supervisor may be liable for FMLA violation
Published: February 3, 2012
Tags: fair labor standards act, Family and Medical Leave Act, FLSA, FMLA, supervisor liability
A supervisor at a public agency may be individually liable for alleged violations of a subordinate’s right to medical leave under federal law, the 3rd Circuit has ruled in reversing a summary judgment.
FLSA’s retaliation provision covers internal complaints
Published: January 31, 2012
Tags: fair labor standards act, retaliation
An employee could sue under the Fair Labor Standard Act based on an allegation that she suffered retaliation for making an internal report to her employer concerning alleged overtime violations, the 4th Circuit has ruled in reversing a dismissal.
Health club employee not bound by arbitration clause
Published: January 27, 2012
Tags: arbitration, fair labor standards act, FLSA, overtime, wage and hour
A health club employee suing for unpaid overtime was not bound by an arbitration clause in his employee handbook, the 5th Circuit has ruled in affirming judgment.
Employment law survey reveals key trends
Published: January 19, 2012
Tags: AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion, Department of Labor, DOL, EEOC, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, ERISA, fair labor standards act, FLSA, Seyfarth Shaw, wage and hour, Wal-Mart v. Dukes
National employment law firm Seyfarth Shaw recently released its annual survey of employment law cases, summarizing key trends in the field from U.S. Supreme Court decisions to state and federal court decisions and regulatory actions.
Guards with supervisory duties may get overtime
Published: January 10, 2012
Tags: fair labor standards act, overtime, wage and hour
Private security guards whose duties included supervising subordinates were not necessarily exempt from federal overtime requirements, the 10th Circuit has ruled.
Insurance adjusters may not be entitled to overtime
Published: January 9, 2012
Tags: fair labor standards act, overtime, wage and hour laws
Insurance adjusters may be exempt from state overtime requirements, the California Supreme Court has ruled in reversing judgment.
Rule extends minimum wage, overtime to home care workers
Published: January 4, 2012
Tags: fair labor standards act, home care workers, minimum wage, Obama, overtime
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama has issued an administration order providing minimum wage and overtime protections to nearly 2 million home care workers.
2011 employment law news wrap-up
Published: December 28, 2011
Tags: cat’s paw theory, E-verify, EEOC, employee misclassification, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, ERISA, fair labor standards act, National Labor Relations Board, NLRB, sexual harassment, social media, social media policies
Employment law has been a hot practice area and 2011 did not disappoint. Here are some of the highlights of the past year’s most notable employment law stories:
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