The FLSA’s administrative exemption requires the party claiming exemption to establish that the employee was engaged in “administrative” work, as opposed to “production” work (the so-called administrative/production dichotomy). Determining whether an employee meets the administrative exemption can be challenging. This determination is even more difficult in white-collar industries, where unlike in manufacturing, it is not
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SDNY Judge Holds That Express Language In Offer Letter Precludes Bonus Claims
By Noel P. Tripp on
Posted in Bonuses
While in New York all employees are at-will absent contractual language to the contrary, an employer may (intentionally or unintentionally) create a “contract” with an employee governing certain terms of employment (such as bonus compensation) without destroying the at-will nature of employment. Properly drafted and agreed upon, such a contract can preclude employees from later…