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On June 11, 2007, the United States Supreme Court confirmed that a Department of Labor regulation, which states that companionship workers who are employed by an employer or agency other than the family or household using their service are exempt from the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act, is valid and binding. The decision…

Contrary to the belief of some computer industry executives, many IT Support Specialists are entitled to overtime for their work. The new Fair Labor Standards Act regulations, effective on August 23, 2004, created an exemption for computer employees, including systems analysts, programmers, software engineers and other similarly skilled workers. But what about the help desk…

Good news and bad for light-weight vehicle operators. A recent court case from Georgia (Dell’Orfano v. Ikon Office Solutions, Inc.) confirms that truck drivers operating vehicles weighing 10,001 pounds or less in interstate commerce must be paid overtime under the Fair labor Standards Act (FLSA). The first decision since the passage of the 2005 Motor…

A Federal District Court has denied a motion to dismiss a claim brought by employees seeking to bring a class action lawsuit against their employer under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) for nonpayment of overtime wages, in spite of a class action waiver found in the employer’s dispute resolution program. The case is Skirchak,…