Proskauer Rose LLP | USA | 28 Mar 2014
San Francisco's new Fair Chance Ordinance ("FCO") "bans the box" and otherwise restricts private employers and City contractors from inquiring into…
Proskauer Rose LLP | USA | 10 Nov 2011
During this past year, there has been an increased effort at the state and federal levels to ensure that employers are classifying and paying workers correctly.
Proskauer Rose LLP | USA | 24 Feb 2010
The Second Circuit's opinions in Whalen and Reiseck reveal that employers who fail to take a considered approach when making exemption determinations under the FLSA's intricate regulations and evolving caselaw will do so at their peril.
Proskauer Rose LLP | USA | 24 Feb 2010
In Whalen, the Second Circuit ruled that a former loan underwriter for J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (“Chase”) was not exempt from overtime pay as an Administrative employee because his primary duty – selling loan products under detailed directions provided by Chase and at Chase’s offices – involved production, not administrative work.
Proskauer Rose LLP | USA | 24 Feb 2010
Two recent decisions by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit provide employers with helpful guidance on the proper application of the Administrative exemption to the overtime pay requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Proskauer Rose LLP | USA | 24 Feb 2010
Under the FLSA, employers must pay non-exempt employees overtime compensation for time worked in excess of forty hours per week.
Proskauer Rose LLP | USA | 24 Feb 2010
How can your company avoid the millions of dollars in monetary damages and litigation costs recently experienced by Staples, Merrill Lynch, and Apple Inc.