Work & The Law

Conditional Certification of FLSA Claim Granted for Employees of Seasons Corner Market

A U.S. District Court judge for the District of Massachusetts has granted a motion for conditional certification of FLSA claims brought against Seasons Corner Market for unlawfully rounding employees’ time worked. United States District Court of Massachusetts SUMMARY: (court decision – opens in PDF) “This is a putative collective and class action brought for nonpayment of wages to cashiers and

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Are You Really A Highly Compensated Employee?

The Fair Labor Standards Act provides for overtime pay protections for certain employees. ‘Highly compensated employees,’ as defined by the act, are exempt from this protection. The First Circuit tackled the issue as to whether a regularly administered $1,000 stipend paid to employees qualifies as paying employees on a salary basis, thus qualifying plaintiffs as highly compensated employees.

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Conditional Certification of FLSA Claim Granted for Employees of Seasons Corner Market

A U.S. District Court judge for the District of Massachusetts has granted a motion for conditional certification of FLSA claims brought against Seasons Corner Market for unlawfully rounding employees’ time worked. United States District Court of Massachusetts SUMMARY: (court decision – opens in PDF) “This is a putative collective and class action brought for nonpayment of wages to cashiers and

Read More »

Are You Really A Highly Compensated Employee?

The Fair Labor Standards Act provides for overtime pay protections for certain employees. ‘Highly compensated employees,’ as defined by the act, are exempt from this protection. The First Circuit tackled the issue as to whether a regularly administered $1,000 stipend paid to employees qualifies as paying employees on a salary basis, thus qualifying plaintiffs as highly compensated employees.

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