by Justin Hectus | Jun 11, 2019 | Homepage News, Maritime Alerts
On Monday, the Supreme Court held in Parker Drilling Management Services, Ltd. v. Newton that state wage-and-hour laws do not apply to drilling workers off the Coast of California, overruling a Ninth Circuit decision and resolving a split between the Fifth and Ninth...
by Justin Hectus | Jun 4, 2019 | Employment Alerts, Homepage News
On June 3, 2019, the United States Supreme Court unanimously held that the charge-filing requirement of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, requiring a complainant to first file a charge with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) before...
by Justin Hectus | Mar 14, 2019 | Homepage News, Mortgage Banking News
Hardie v. Nationstar Mortgage LLC is a significant decision out of the Fifth District Court of Appeal holding that a plaintiff/borrower may obtain attorney’s fees under CC 2294.12(h) after prevailing at a TRO hearing. It relies heavily upon the Third District’s prior...
by Justin Hectus | Mar 11, 2019 | Employment Alerts, Homepage News
On Thursday, March 7, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) unveiled a long-awaited rule proposal to update the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA) “white collar” overtime exemptions. The proposed rule would increase the currently-enforced salary thresholds set in...