Artificial intelligence is no longer a theoretical disruption—it is actively reshaping how work gets done. Across industries, AI and automation are eliminating entire categories of jobs, from data entry and
Continue Reading The AI Workforce Shift Is Here: What In-House Counsel and HR Leaders Need to Know About Lawful Reductions in ForceMassachusetts is one of the most employee-friendly states in the nation when it comes to wage-and-hour laws. While the federal minimum wage is only $7.25 per hour, Massachusetts currently requires
Continue Reading Knowledge [Literally] Pays: Important Considerations for Massachusetts Employers
Some low hanging fruit for the plaintiffs’ bar is an employer who simply doesn’t pay the right wage rate. That happens more often than you think, especially in states like
Continue Reading Want to Trigger a Wage-and-Hour Class Action? Try Not Paying the Right Minimum Wage!
On April 23, 2024, the United States Department of Labor released a final rule raising the salary threshold for “white collar” workers—i.e., executives, professionals, and administrative personnel. While we expect
Continue Reading DOL Increases Salary Threshold for FLSA Exemption – What Comes Next?
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to facilitate cooperation between the two agencies
Continue Reading EEOC and DOL/WHD Sign Formal Cooperation Agreement
The Sixth Circuit has adopted a new approach for determining whether notice to “potential plaintiffs” can be sent out in collective actions brought under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
Continue Reading Collective Action Plaintiffs in the Sixth Circuit Must Now Show Strong Likelihood They Are Similarly SituatedConditional Certification of an FLSA Collective Action Is Not a Foregone Conclusion in the Fifth Circuit
The Western District of Texas recently denied a plaintiff’s motion to authorize notice to
Continue Reading Conditional Certification of an FLSA Collective Action Is Not a Foregone Conclusion in the Fifth Circuit
The recent US Supreme Court decision in Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. v. Hewitt has significant implications for employers in industries that commonly pay employees using salaried day rates, such
Continue Reading Supreme Court: Highly Compensated Employees Paid a Daily Rate Must Be Paid a Salary to Retain Exempt Status