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Big Overtime Win for Southern California Residential Care Workers
From PlanSponsor.com from yesterday:More than 200 health-care workers at 13 Southern California residential care facilities will receive $637,000 in back wages following an investigation by the US Department of Labor's…
California Employment Law Update
Time Employees Spent Walking From Changing To Production Areas Was Compensable Under Federal Law
By Tony Oncidi
IBP, Inc. v. Alvarez, 546 U.S. 21, 126 S. Ct. 514 (2005) Non-exempt meat packing employees of IBP, Inc. (the world's largest producer of fresh beef, pork and related products)…
Labor Law Prof Blog
DOL News
Recent releases from the Department of Labor:Opinion Letter FLSA 2005-51: nonexempt school employees who volunteer as coaches or advisors.Opinion Letter FLSA 2005-52: unmarried staff and the 13(b)(24) houseparent exception.Opinion Letter…
Labor Law Prof Blog
DOL Issues Opinion Letters on FLSA Exemption
FLSA section 13(a)(1) exempts from the minimum wage and overtime provisions “any employee employed in a bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity,” as those terms are defined in 29…
Labor Law Prof Blog
DOL Issues Opinion Letter on FLSA’s “Learned Professionals” Exemption
The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division has released an opinion letter providing some guidance on the FLSA learned professionals exemption. The opinion letter, no. 2005-28, states that sales…
Campylobacter Blog
Baytril Recall
Baytril, an antibiotic drug used for treating respiratory illnesses in chickens, is the first veterinary drug to be recalled from the market by the FDA. The government organization pulled the…
California Employment Law Update
Employer Permitted To Deduct For Partial-Day Absences From Exempt Employees’ Vacation Accruals
By Tony Oncidi
Conley v. Pacific Gas & Elec., 131 Cal. App. 4th 260 (2005) Two senior new business representatives and two engineers of PG&E filed this class-action lawsuit, alleging that they and…
Labor & Employment Law Blog
Court Finds California Employers Can Require Exempt Employees To Use Vacation Time For Partial Day Absences
On July 21, 2005, in Conley v. Pac. Gas & Elec. (2005) __ Cal.App.4th __, 2005 WL 1693801, the First District Court of Appeal decided an issue of first impression…
California Employment Law Update
Finance And Insurance Managers Of Auto Dealers Were Not Owed Overtime Under The FLSA
By Tony Oncidi
Gieg v. DRR, Inc., 407 F.3d 1038 (9th Cir. 2005) Plaintiffs in this case are finance and insurance managers of retail automobile dealerships who claimed they were entitled to overtime…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Recent Congressional Research Service Reports on FLSA Issues
Law Librarian Blog posted a bibliography of recent Congressional Research Service reports today, including the following labor-related reports:COMPUTER SERVICES PERSONNEL: OVERTIME PAY UNDER THE FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACTPublication Date: 02/07/2005…