Eastern District of Arkansas rejects conditional certification of "breathtakingly broad class" *

USA - August 22 2012
Plaintiffs seeking class certification in a wage and hour employment case must do more than simply allege that members of the proposed class are similarly situated, especially where the plaintiffs propose a very broad class.

"Team" of workers qualify as "subdivision or department" for purposes of executive exemption *

USA - July 19 2012
In welcome news for employers who treat “team leaders” as exempt pursuant to the executive exemption, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, in Ramos v. Baldor Specialty Foods, Inc., held that a “team” of workers can qualify as a “customarily recognized subdivision or department” for purposes of determining whether their supervisor can qualify for the executive exemption.

Right here, right now: Indiana passes right-to-work legislation *

USA - February 6 2012
Indiana joins Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia and Wyoming as states where forced unionism is prohibited.

Co-authors: Todd M. Nierman.