Division of supervisory duties among different classifications of exempt employees sometimes gives rise to claims that some or all of those managerial employees do not qualify for the executive exemption. Analyzing and rejecting one such challenge, an Arkansas federal court recently concluded that “Team Leaders” at one of the nation’s largest frozen food processing
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Eighth Circuit Affirms In Part District Court’s Rejection of Jury Finding That Managers Were Properly Classified as Exempt
Reviewing a decision of a trial judge reversing a jury’s finding that several lumber company managers were properly classified as exempt, the Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ruled on the narrow issue of whether testimony that ownership solicited feedback from “all employees” could support a finding that the exempt managers’ recommendations were given…
Tenth Circuit: District Court Improperly Analyzed Exemption Status of Los Alamos Security Officers
Even when employers successfully prevail on exemption defenses at the trial court level, such victories often do not signal the end of litigation –as evidenced by the recent decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, which reversed a summary judgment decision upholding an employer’s application of the executive exemption. Maestas …
New York Court Finds Warehouse Captain To Be Exempt Executive
We previously discussed New York courts applying the FLSA’s executive exemption, which exempts employees whose primary duty is management (and who are paid on a salary basis) from minimum wage and overtime pay obligations. Recently, Judge Berman of the Southern District upheld the application of the exemption to a group of warehouse “Captains.” Ramos v. Baldor …