The FLSA’s technical “white collar exemption” regulations, slated for review and potential overhaul later this year, allow plaintiffs’ attorneys and even the highly paid employees they represent to challenge exempt status. A recent decision from the Eastern District of Virginia rejects one such claim brought by a highly paid information technology worker paid a
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$130,000 Salary Alone Does Not Make Labor Manager Exempt
By Noel P. Tripp on
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In a case exemplifying that salary alone does not make an employee exempt, a district court in Idaho denied summary judgment to an employer in an overtime case brought by a Labor Manager earning $130,000/year. Wood v. Kinetic Sys., 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 11221 (D. Idaho Feb. 4, 2011).
While it was undisputed the…
Minnesota Federal Court Discusses Applicability of White Collar Exemptions in the Financial Services Industry
By Noel P. Tripp on
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On March 31, Magistrate Judge John Tunheim of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota issued a lengthy opinion in several consolidated FLSA actions brought by a group of securities brokers who alleged they were misclassified as exempt under the FLSA. In re Rbc Dain Rauscher Overtime Litig., 2010 U.S. Dist.