As litigation over the alleged “employee” status of unpaid interns continues, employers and courts continue to analyze whether other service providers are “employees” under the FLSA who must receive minimum wage and overtime for hours in excess of 40. Consistent with the Sixth Circuit’s employer-friendly ruling on a similar issue, the Court of Appeals
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Huffington Post Wins Victory In Bloggers’ Compensation Suit
By Noel P. Tripp on
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The FLSA does not expressly contemplate unpaid volunteer work. And, as we have previously noted, the DOL accepts the non-payment of “interns” only when certain constraints are met. From time to time, providers of online content to web sites, whether paid or unpaid, bring claims that the form of payment provided to…
Fourth Circuit Rules That Public School Employee Who Volunteered As Golf Coach Was Not Entitled To Minimum Wage Or Overtime
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The FLSA limits when an individual can provide services to an organization without compensation. See post dated April 6, 2010 “We Don’t Have to Pay Our Interns – Do We?” However, last month a panel of the Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (including Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor sitting…