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By: Ralph Culpepper III and Kevin M. Young

Seyfarth Synopsis: In one of its final rulings of 2025, the Eleventh Circuit in Villarino v. Pacesetter Personnel Services, Inc. affirmed summary judgment in favor of a staffing agency, rejecting minimum wage and compensation claims tied to optional van transportation and pre- and post-shift activities. The court held that deductions for use…

Continue Reading No Free Rides: Eleventh Circuit Upholds Deductions, and Rejects Wait-Time Claims, for Employer-Provided Vans

By Ariel Fenster and Kevin Young

Seyfarth Synopsis. In the final hours of 2020, the U.S. DOL’s Wage & Hour Division issued an opinion letter containing guidance on the compensability of time commuting to the office, or tending to personal matters, for employees primarily working from home. While fact-specific, the letter offers a glimpse into WHD’s current thinking on increasingly …
Continue Reading New Year’s Gift From WHD: Guidance on Continuous Workday Rule in the WFH Era