Last month the Third U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), which entitles non-exempt employees to overtime pay for hours worked in excess of 40, does not allow employers to offset unpaid overtime with paid meal breaks. The plaintiffs in the case of Smiley v. E.L. DuPont de Nemours Read more
Last week, President Obama signed a memorandum directing the US Secretary of Labor to begin the process of updating the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA) overtime rules to better fit today’s economy. Under the FLSA, workers who are paid hourly wages or who earn below a certain salary threshold are generally protected by minimum wage Read more
The Maryland Minimum Wage Act of 2014 entitles employees to greater legal protection and imposes new obligations on employers. Most notably, under the act the state’s minimum wage rate will increase over the next several years and eventually reach $10.10 per hour on July 1, 2018. Currently, the state minimum wage rate is $7.25 per Read more
