compensation wages and overtime

New York Senator Schumer Introduces Bill to Cover Over-the-Road Bus Drivers Under Fair Labor Standards Act

December 27, 2011 17:41

Senator Charles Schumer (D-New York) introduced a bill amending the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) to cover over-the-road bus drivers and requiring that they be paid overtime for hours worked in excess of 40 in a workweek. Currently, over-the-road bus drivers are exempt from the maximum hours...

U.S. Department of Labor Releases Fact Sheets on Retaliation

December 23, 2011 18:30

Today, the U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division released three new fact sheets addressing the topic of retaliation under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), and Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (MSPA). Each of these statutes...

Federal Bill Seeks to Expand Computer Employee Exemption Under Fair Labor Standards Act

December 09, 2011 21:44

Recently, a bill was introduced in the Senate (S.1747), which seeks to expand the scope of the Fair Labor Standards Acts' current exemption for computer employees. The bill, which is referred to as the "Computer Professional Update" Act ("CPU Act"), attempts to modernize the computer employee...

New York "Interns" Seek Unpaid Wages for Hard Labor

November 17, 2011 17:29

On November 15, 2011, a group of Brooklyn, New York residents filed a federal civil action against the Atlantic Yard Development Company LLC, Forest City Ratner Companies LLC, Brooklyn United for Innovative Local Development and others, alleging that they should have been paid for work they...

Unpaid "Interns" File Minimum Wage and Overtime Pay Lawsuit Against Movie Studio

September 29, 2011 15:16

Two interns filed a lawsuit in federal court in New York City alleging that Fox Searchlight Pictures, the producer of "Black Swan," misclassified them as unpaid interns despite that they engaged in work, typically performed by paid employees. Among other things, the interns alleged that they...