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The US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit held Friday that the protections under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) apply to “all workers,” including those work in the marijuana industry. This case arose when a former employee sued Helix TCS, a company that provides security services for businesses in Colorado’s state sanctioned marijuana [...]

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday overturned a district court judge’s dismissal of a lawsuit filed by server and bartender employees alleging they were paid “tipped” wages for performing non-tipped duties in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) . Under the “dual jobs” provision of the FLSA, employers [...]

A federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on Thursday has found that Uber limousine drivers are independent contractors and not employees for the purposes of the Fair Labor...

The US Supreme Court ruled Monday that service advisors at car dealerships are excluded from federal overtime pay requirements. In a 5-4 decision, the court ruled that service advisors are exempt from overtime pay under the...

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases on Wednesday: one concerning overtime-pay, and another concerning constitutional protections to criminal defendants. The first case, Encino Motorcars v. Navarro , asks the court two questions. First, whether...

JURIST Guest Columnist Andrew Wright of the Savannah Law School discusses President Trump's newly revised travel ban...On September 24th, President Donald Trump issued a presidential proclamation revising the entry suspensions and restrictions outlined in Executive Order 13780, issued March 6,...

The Obama administration on Thursday challenged a federal judge's decision to block the implementation of a new overtime pay rule . The Department of Labor (DOL) filed a notice...

A judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas on Tuesday issued a preliminary injunction blocking an overtime reform rule that was to be implemented next week. The overtime rule , passed...

Thousands of children in Afghanistan are currently working in conditions hazardous to their health, according to a report released Thursday by Human Rights Watch (HRW) . According to the report, many of these children work in jobs...

The US Supreme Court ruled Monday in Encino Motorcars v. Navarro that it could not rely on the Department of Labor's (DOL) interpretation of a statute on overtime pay, sending the case back to...