Two 5th Circuit rulings recently addressed damages in claim brought under the Age Discrimination and Employment Act (ADEA) and the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). In Vaughan v. Anderson Regional Medical Center, 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, No. 16-6-1-4, a three-judge panel found that the plaintiff was not entitled to any damages for
Wage and Hour
Appeal of the Injunction Placed on the Overtime Rules and the Impact on South Dakota Employers
By Laura Hensley on
Posted in Employment Law, Wage and Hour
On December 1, 2016, The Department of Labor filed a motion for an expedited briefing of its appeal of a federal judge’s decision to place an injunction on the federal overtime rule, halting its enforcement. In addition to the Department of Labor, the appeal was brought Labor Secretary Thomas Perez, Wage and Hour Administrator David…
Injunction Placed on New Overtime Rules Effecting South Dakota Employers
By Laura Hensley on
Posted in Employment Law, Wage and Hour
A federal judge has blocked the recently revised Department of Labor (DOL) overtime and salary rules from taking effect. The rules were originally intended to take effect on December 1, 2016. However, a coalition of states and business groups filed for an injunction to prevent the changes from being enacted, arguing that when the DOL…