Fair Labor Standards Act

Personal Liability For FMLA Violations

On March 17, 2016, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals (the same court deliberating on Tom Brady’s suspension), ruled that a Director of Human Resources could exercise sufficient control over an individual’s employment to be subject to individual (personal) liability under the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”). Graziadio v. Culinary Institute of America et [...]

Norris, Murray & Peloquin, LLC2018-08-05T16:33:48-04:00April 6th, 2016|Categories: Blog, Employment|Tags: Fair Labor Standards Act, FMLA, Human Resources, Personal Liability, Second Circuit Court of Appeals|

Let’s Not Be Too N-N-Nervous About FLSA Salary Threshold

Some municipal and school officials have expressed concern about the prospect of the U.S. Department of Labor substantially raising the dollar threshold at which employees can be exempted from the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The current threshold, unchanged for decades at about $23,000/year, could be raised to $42,000 or even $52,000 [...]

Norris, Murray & Peloquin, LLC2018-01-08T16:53:24-05:00March 13th, 2015|Categories: Blog, Education, Employment|Tags: Exempt, Fair Labor Standards Act|