While FLSA coverage—both so-called “enterprise” based coverage and individual coverage of a specific worker—remains broad, such coverage generally does not extend to individuals who do not work for a covered enterprise and do not “directly participate in the actual movement of persons or things in interstate commerce.” In reviewing a trial court decision, the Court
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Federal Judge Holds That Accessing Recipes Via Internet Does Not Trigger FLSA Coverage
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In a case addressing coverage under the FLSA, Federal Judge Ramona V. Manglona from the District of the Northern Mariana Islands held coverage was not triggered merely because a cook in Saipan accessed the Internet to obtain recipes. Dean v. Pac. Bellwether, LLC, 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 15797 (D. N. Mar. I. Feb. 6,…
Texas Drivers Exempt From Overtime Under Motor Carrier Exemption
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Rejecting a challenge to Motor Carrier Act exempt status, Judge Keith P. Ellison of the Southern District of Texas recently ruled that drivers for a meat distribution company were subject to DOT regulation and engaged in interstate commerce driving trucks with gross vehicle weight excess of 10,000 pounds and thus exempt. Vanzzini v. Action Meat …