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Ogletree Deakins Insights
Federal Court Denies FLSA’s Administrative Exemption for Staffing Recruiters
On February 11, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania ruled that recruiters for an information technology staffing firm were entitled to overtime pay under the…
Ohio Employer Law Blog
There are no “quick favors” in wage-and-hour law
"Can you just help with this for a minute?" That's how off-the-clock cases start. Not with an intent to steal wages, but with an innocent call for help. In Arnold…
The Employer Handbook Blog
You Can’t Call It a Salary If It’s Just One Day’s Pay
If your FLSA exemption strategy depends on a minimum one- or two-day guarantee, this decision should get your attention. The Fifth Circuit just rejected that structure under the statute’s salary-basis…
Pennsylvania Labor & Employment Blog
DOL Seeks to Resurrect Independent Contractor Rule from Late Trump 1.0
By Austin Wolfe
On February 26, 2026, the Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division issued a “Notice of Proposed Rulemaking,” revealing its intention to revoke the Biden-era definition of “independent contractor” and…
Wage & Hour Litigation Blog
DOL Proposes to Readopt the 2021 Independent Contractor Rule with Minor Variations
By: Petersen D. Walrod & Kyle D. Winnick Seyfarth Synopsis: The U.S. Department of Labor has proposed a new independent contractor rule that would guide courts, companies, and workers in…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
Washington Federal Court Rules FLSA Rights Can Be Waived by Contract
By By Monica L. Lacks, Samuel H. Ottinger
In Lomibao v. AGC Biologics, Inc., No. 25-cv-00361 (February 5, 2026), the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington ruled that a former employee’s Fair Labor Standards Act…
Hall Benefits Law Blog
Wage and Hour Division Issues FLSA Opinion Letters
By Anne Hall
The Wage and Hour Division (WHD) of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued various opinion letters construing the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) in early January 2026. The letters…
Wage & Hour Litigation Blog
FLSA Releases: When Employers Might Get the Benefit of Their Bargain
By: Noah A. Finkel and Cassandra M. Ficano Seyfarth Synopsis: It has long been established that, to be enforceable, a release of a FLSA claim must be approved by either…
Independent Contractor Misclassification & Compliance
Independent Contractors and Joint Employment Doctrine: January 2026 IC Legal News Update
By Richard Reibstein Esq. of Littler Mendelson P.C.
We report below on four key legal developments last month involving independent contractor (IC) misclassification, the most important of which was a decision involving the joint employment doctrine. Class action…
The Labor & Employment Law Blog
Employer Compliance Update: Qualified Overtime and Tip Reporting After the One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act
The One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act of 2025 (OBBBA) was signed into law on July 4, 2025. While its reach is broad, this article covers new employer tax reporting obligations.…