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All-Out Campaign Underway To Raise FLSA's Minimum Wage
July 27, 2012 by John Thompson

Proponents have undertaken a broad-based, coordinated, and intensive effort to increase the FLSA's minimum wage to $9.80 per hour and beyond.

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Legislation, Minimum WageTags: FLSA, Fair Labor Standards Act, Minimum Wage, minimum-wage increase, $10, 9/80, 85 cents, H.R. 6211, S. 3453, Harkin, Miller, tipped employees, $2.13, 70%, "Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2012", indexing, NELP, National Employment Law Project, Economic Policy Institute, Business for a Fair Minimum Wage
FLSA Intern Class Conditionally Certified In Hearst Lawsuit
July 25, 2012 by John Thompson

A former intern's FLSA lawsuit against The Hearst Corporation will proceed as a "collective action".

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Employee Status, Employer Status, InternsTags: Interns, Unpaid, Unpaid Interns, Internship, Intern Lawsuits, Fair Labor Standards Act, FLSA, Wang, The Hearst Corporation
Court Rejects Individual Enforcement Of FLSA Breastmilk-Break Requirement
July 20, 2012 by John Thompson

A federal court has ruled that an employee could not enforce the FLSA's Section 7(r) in a lawsuit.

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Breaks, Enforcement, Government Enforcement, Legislation, Litigation, RetaliationTags: break, breaktime, breastmilk, lactation, nursing, 7(r), 207(r), Section 7(r), Section 4207, FLSA, Fair Labor Standards Act, PPACA, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Salz, Casey's Marketing Company, zz
Quick Quiz Answer: Piece-Rate Pay Under The FLSA
July 11, 2012 by John Thompson

The correct answer to our July 1 Quick Quiz is "$25".

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Overtime, Overtime Compensation, Pay Plans, Quick QuizTags: Quick Quiz, FLSA, Fair Labor Standards Act, piece-rate, overtime pay, overtime compensation
Quick Quiz: Piece-Rate Pay Under The FLSA
July 1, 2012 by John Thompson

How is FLSA overtime pay calculated for an employee paid at a piece-rate with a minimum-hourly-rate guarantee?

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Overtime, Overtime Compensation, Pay Plans, Quick QuizTags: Quick Quiz, FLSA, Fair Labor Standards Act, piece-rate, overtime pay, overtime compensation

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