On May 24, 2024, the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in New Orleans, which covers Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas, recently upheld a district court’s decision that two highly compensated IT engineers were not properly paid on a salary basis and, therefore, not exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA) overtime requirements. The Fifth Circuit’s opinion reiterates that no matter how much money an employee earns, a guaranteed weekly salary must be paid in accordance with the FLSA’s specific rules and regulations in order to maintain most exemptions from the overtime pay requirements.
Archives for June 24, 2024
Goldberg Segalla Welcomes Emma Tavmasyan
Goldberg Segalla added Emma Tavmasyan to the firm’s Workers’ Compensation group in Los Angeles.
It’s about Tyne to Try Something New: The Burden of the Standard of Proof
In January, the Eleventh Circuit issued a decision that likely will impact employers’ litigation strategies in discrimination cases.
Thirteen Florida-Based FordHarrison Attorneys Listed as 2024 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
FordHarrison LLP, a national labor and employment law firm, is pleased to announce that 13 Florida-based attorneys have been selected to the 2024 list of “Florida Super Lawyers” and “Florida Rising Stars” by Super Lawyers magazine.
5 Best Practices For Managing A Multigenerational Workforce
For the first time ever, organizations are employing a truly multigenerational workforce.
Workers are tuning out Zoom as number of meetings grows
Zoom is still in,but workers are zoning out in meetings. They’re increasingly staying on mute through the whole ordeal and turning the camera off, according to new research published in Harvard Business Review.
Why Corporate Management Positions Can Be Harder To Fill With Gen Zers
Business executives may be disappointed—and could be setting themselves up for a leadership succession crisis—if they depend too heavily on the Gen Z talent pool as the source of future managers.
HR leaders are still divided on whether or not to embrace AI, research finds
The study found that almost two-thirds of HR leaders believe that AI will positively impact their practices over the next five years.
Stanford Health Care worker awarded $10M in racist harassment case
A judge has ordered Stanford University and Stanford Health Care to pay $10 million in damages in connection with an employee’s racial harassment case that included allegations of a staffer dressing as a member of the Ku Klux Klan.
What Really Motivates Employees?
For too long, managers have focused on coercion and control. There’s a better way.
Could AI reject your resume? California tries to prevent a new kind of discrimination
California regulators are moving to restrict how employers can use artificial intelligence to screen workers and job applicants — warning that using AI to measure tone of voice, facial expressions and reaction times may run afoul of the law.
The New Jersey Law Against Discrimination: New Guidance Clarifies How State Anti-Discrimination Protections Apply to Remote Workers (US)
Although the pandemic is (mercifully) mostly behind us, many employers who implemented remote work arrangements as a pandemic measure have retained hybrid in-office/remote or fully remote workforce arrangements, providing employees with welcomed flexibility and providing employers with a wider labor pool from which to draw.
4 Ways To Tackle Gender Discrimination In The Workplace
Societal roles for men and women have become far less rigid over the last few decades.
The Dead End of “Anti-Racist Discrimination”
What a failed racial equity program tells us about the pitfalls of race targeting.
They Weren’t Natural Managers–but These Lessons Made Them Better Bosses
These four founders fell victim to the pitfalls of people management. But they persevered, and found solutions that worked.