In a case involving an uncommon number of legal twists and turns, the State of Vermont has convinced a federal Judge to uphold its sovereign immunity from suit under the FLSA. Coniff v. Vermont, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 143494 (D. Vt. Sept. 30, 2013).
Generally speaking, states are immune from claims brought by private…
Developing political momentum for the first time in several years, the Republican-sponsored Working Families Flexibility Act or comp time bill – which would permit private sector employers to pay premium overtime via compensatory time off rather than in cash if certain conditions are met – received another boost yesterday, with a House vote passing the …
Revisiting a concept for the first time since 2009, a House of Representatives Sub-Committee recently conducted a hearing regarding the Working Families Flexibility Act (H.R. 1406). The Act, proposed on April 9, seeks to amend the FLSA to permit private sector employers to compensate employees for overtime work by providing compensatory time off (e.g., “comp time”)…
