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US Supreme Court to Decide Important Wage and Hour Case

November 29th, 2011
Yesterday, the Supreme Court of the United States granted a writ of certiorari in Christopher v. SmithKline Beecham Corp. The Ninth Circuit’s opinion, now on appeal, can be viewed here. The issue was whether pharmaceutical sales representatives are… Read More
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Categories: Judicial Decisions
Tags: Appeals, Case Commentary, Department of Labor, FLSA, Labor and Employment, Ninth Circuit, Overtime, Sales Representatives, US Supreme Court, Wage and Hour

Ninth Circuit Rejects Tip-Pooling Claims of Servers Making More than Minimum Wage Before Tips

June 16th, 2010
In a case that appears to one of first impression at the federal appellate level, the Ninth Circuit ruled in Cumbie v. Woody Woo, Inc., that there are no tip-pooling claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) for restaurant employees who are pa… Read More
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Categories: Judicial Decisions
Tags: Case Commentary, Class Action, Collective Action, Fair Labor Standards Act, FLSA, Labor and Employment, Minimum Wage, NCWHA, Ninth Circuit, Tip Credit, Tip Pooling

Ninth Circuit Says Individual Managers Can Be Held Responsible for FLSA Violations, Regardless of Bankruptcy

August 2nd, 2009
In Boucher v. Shaw, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that individual managers/owners — in this case a hotel’s CEO, CFO, and labor/employment manager — may be held liable for unpaid wages, vacation, and holiday pay under the Fair… Read More
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Categories: Uncategorized
Tags: Bankruptcy, Case Commentary, Fair Labor Standards Act, FLSA, Labor and Employment, Lost Wages, Manager Liability, Ninth Circuit