Labor and Employment Law Blog

Snell & Wilmer Secures Appellate Victory Enforcing Restrictive Covenants for First American Title

On October 9, 2018, attorneys from Snell & Wilmer’s Salt Lake City Labor & Employment Group secured a final victory for First American Title Company and First American Title Company LLC by way of a unanimous opinion from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. This win puts to rest a three-year dispute […]

November 20, 2018 | 2 min read | Tagged: Confidentiality, Litigation, Non-Competition Agreement, Non-Solicitation Agreement, Tenth Circuit

Mark Morris Partner

Corporate Function — Not Corporate Formality — Determines FLSA Status

The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, in its October 3, 2018 opinion, reiterated that a worker’s status as an employee or an independent contractor cannot be determined by corporate formalities or labels alone. In Acosta v. Jani-King of Okla., Inc., Case No. 17-6179, 2018 WL 4762748 (10th Cir. Oct. 3, 2018), the court found that […]

November 1, 2018 | 1 min read | Tagged: Corporate Structure, Department of Labor, Economic Realities Test, Employees, Fair Labor Standards Act, Independent Contractor, Tenth Circuit

Alexandra Sandvik Former Associate