I just wanted to make you aware of some of the things we have coming up within the next few weeks. First, we have our BIG Biennial Conference coming up on Friday, April 28th. This conference features programs totaling 15 recertification credits coming from an outstanding roster of speakers, including Emily Dickens,...

On May 25, 2022, during Mental Health Awareness Month, the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) of the Department of Labor, the agency responsible for enforcing the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), issued Fact Sheet # 28O and related Frequently Asked Questions, which discuss mental health and leaves of absence under the FMLA....

Affirming an en banc decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, the U.S. Supreme Court has held that an employer’s day-rate pay structure did not satisfy the “salary basis” component of the “white collar” executive exemption under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), even though the employee at...