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On June 27, 2013, a divided New York Court of Appeals held in Cunningham v. New York State Dept. of Labor, that the state can use GPS tracking to monitor its employees during working hours without a warrant. Read this alert for an analysis of this important decision for employers. Read the full text of … Continue Reading
In the recent decision in United States v. Windsor, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the federal law that defined “marriage” as a legal union between one man and one woman as husband and wife, and “spouse” as a person of the opposite sex who is a husband or a wife. These definitions, codified in … Continue Reading
Applying a broad interpretation to the Administrative exemption under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), 29 U.S.C. § 213(a)(1), the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit held, Tuesday, that pharmaceutical sales representatives (“PSRs”) are exempt from overtime. In Schaefer-LaRose v. Eli Lilly & Co., Nos. 10-39855, 11-1980, 11-2131, 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS … Continue Reading
New York Court of Appeals Approves Warrantless GPS Tracking of Government Employees
By Allan Weitzman, Fredric Leffler, Katharine Parker and Marc A. Mandelman on Posted in Litigation and Arbitration, Workplace Policies and Procedures
Supreme Court’s DOMA Decision Affects Employers’ Obligations Under the FMLA
By Allan Weitzman, Fredric Leffler, Katharine Parker and Marc A. Mandelman on Posted in Accessibility & Accommodation, Workplace Policies and Procedures
Seventh Circuit Holds Pharmaceutical Sales Reps Administratively Exempt – Broadly Interprets Discretion And Independent Judgment
By Fredric Leffler on Posted in FLSA
