The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires that employers pay their non-exempt employees overtime rates for all hours above 40 that they work in a week. In most cases, of course, an employer knows when an employee is working overtime. The company e…
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High-level employees often are exempt from the overtime laws under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). When employees are paid on a salary basis and they perform duties as a manager, administrator, or professional (for example), they do not receive…
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In a closely watched class-action case involving Amazon, the Maryland Supreme Court recently ruled that the “de minimis” doctrine—which allows courts to disregard trivial claims—applies to Maryland’s wage and hour laws. This decision offers…
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A recent report from Maryland’s Joint Enforcement Task Force on Workplace Fraud (JETF) reveals that more than 5,500 workers were misclassified as independent contractors in 2024. This misclassification not only deprives workers of essential benefit…
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The U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) recently published its final rule (89 FR 1638) addressing how to determine whether a worker is classified as an employee or an independent contractor under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). This rule…
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Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a final rule under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) that significantly increased the salary thresholds for exempt employees. This change, which aimed to extend overtime eligibility to an…
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The U.S. Supreme Court is about to rule on a critical issue regarding the evidentiary standard employers must meet to classify employees as exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA) overtime requirements. The Fair Labor Standards Act (F…
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How do three Federal Circuit Courts of Appeals hear separate but factually identical cases, yet come to three distinct holdings? That is what happened recently when one set of facts with different plaintiffs was litigated in the Ninth, Fifth, and Ele…
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A widespread myth regarding the FLSA is that employees who are “on salary” do not need to be paid overtime. This misunderstanding of the law creates a significant risk that healthcare entities may be violating the law by failing to pay their empl…
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President Trump signed into law the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, an economic stimulus plan aimed at addressing the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak. The new law, which goes into effect on April 2, 2020, impacts all businesses with fewer th…
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