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5th Circuit to hear expedited overtime appeal

12/13/2016
The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has agreed to an Obama administration request to fast-track an appeal of a federal judge’s injunction preventing new overtime rules from taking effect.

Houston strippers to receive $1.1 million for pay violations

12/12/2016
The owners of four adult entertainment clubs in Houston will pay more than $1 million to settle a federal lawsuit filed against them by some of their dancers.

Even very small employers are probably covered by Fair Labor Standards Act

12/12/2016
Any employer that does at least $500,000 worth of business is probably covered by the Fair Labor Standards Aact.

Strip club’s stage lease doesn’t stop wage lawsuit

12/06/2016
An exotic dancer at Philadelphia’s Gold Club can sue under the Fair Labor Standards Act, following a ruling by a federal appeals court panel.

Obama’s DOL going out in wage-and-hour blaze of glory

12/06/2016
In just one week, the Department of Labor secured judgments or negotiated settlements worth $2.2 million.

Obama administration appeals overtime injunction

12/06/2016
The Obama administration is undertaking a long-shot effort to revive new overtime rules that appear to be on life-support.

N.Y. labor law updates: State salary threshold, fantasy sports

11/29/2016
New York employers could be facing higher salary thresholds for exempt workers. They are also confronting a new workplace challenge: the distraction of legal fantasy sports betting.

Attorneys advise go-slow approach after overtime rules injunction

11/29/2016
With the new overtime rules now blocked, what might happen next?

OT rules on hold: What might happen next?

11/29/2016
If the overtime rules aren’t upheld by January 20, they are likely dead in their current form.

New overtime rules blocked, won’t take effect on Dec. 1

11/27/2016

An injunction throws into confusion months of employer planning to implement the new Fair Labor Standards Act rules.