Legal Alert: U.S. Supreme Court Adopts a “Fair Reading” Standard for FLSA Exemptions

Posted on: April 7, 2018 By:

In this week’s L&E Legal Alert, Jennifer Yee and Josh Woodard take a deeper dive into the Encino Motorcars, LLC v. Navarro where the U.S. Supreme Court rejected  the longstanding principle that courts construe FLSA exemptions narrowly and, instead, adopted … Continue reading →

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Federal Court strikes down Overtime Rule

Posted on: August 31, 2017 By: and

A Texas federal district court judge invalidated the Department of Labor’s (“DOL’s”) controversial Final Rule that would have made more than 4 million currently exempt employees eligible for overtime. On May 23, 2016, the DOL issued its Final Rule which … Continue reading →

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Nationwide Injunction Halts Enforcement of DOL Regulation on Overtime Pay

Posted on: November 23, 2016 By:

Yesterday, a federal judge from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas entered a nationwide preliminary injunction prohibiting the U.S. Department of Labor from implementing updates to the salary requirements for exempt employees. Earlier this year, … Continue reading →

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