Co-authored by Brett Bartlett and Kevin Young

As we predicted, the federal Wage and Hour Division has issued another edict that will have far-ranging effects on businesses across the U.S. economy, specifically those sharing employees with related operations or relying on third parties to perform or staff services that their own employees would otherwise carry out. On Wednesday, the
Continue Reading WHD Issues Another Momentous Interpretation, Mapping Joint Employer Status on Horizontal and Vertical Planes

Authored by Rob Carty

It’s been said that when you can’t break through an obstacle, try going around it.  That’s exactly what the plaintiffs tried to do (unsuccessfully) in an FLSA case recently decided by the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals.  Dennis v. Watco Companies, Inc., No. 10-6079 (10th Cir. Jan. 21, 2011).

The plaintiffs, two railway employees, filed

Continue Reading Corporate Parent of Railroad Subsidiary Held Not Liable for Overtime