A new decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit is consistent with the rulings of several lower courts in holding that an individual employed in violation of the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) because he or she is not authorized to work in the United States is still entitled to
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Eleventh Circuit Addresses Undocumented Workers Right to Unpaid Wages Under FLSA and Calculation of Overtime Owed to Salaried Workers
By Noel P. Tripp on
The Eleventh Circuit has found that an individual who is not authorized to work in the United States can recover alleged unpaid wages under the FLSA, rejecting an employer’s argument that Supreme Court’s decision in Quality Inn in Hoffman Plastic Compounds, Inc. v. NLRB, 535 U.S. 137 (2002), bars such claims.
In so…