Labor Days

News and analysis from Kelley Drye’s labor and employment practice

Payless Pays More in Connecticut FLSA Settlement with Store Managers Seeking Overtime Wages

Following on the increase in wage class actions, this week brings us a hefty settlement for shoe retailer, Payless Shoesource Inc. Last March, former Payless store managers filed suit in Connecticut federal court,…

Court of Appeals Rules that Even Rigorous Timekeeping and Reporting Policies Cannot Overcome Imputed Knowledge of Overtime

On January 15, The Eleventh Circuit rejected an oft-used defense in employment cases – that an employee’s violation of company policy should relieve the employer from liability under the equitable defense of “unclean…

Snow Day…No Pay?? Paying Employees for Weather-Related Office Closures

Winter storms have hit various parts of the country over the past two weeks, and spring temperatures are still months away. In the face of inclement weather, employers frequently have questions about whether they must…

Another One Bites the Dust: Burberry Latest Fashion House Hit with Intern Class Action

Anyone who follows the employment litigation docket knows that lawsuits by unpaid (and often, subsequently unemployed) interns have turned into the claim-du-jour in many parts of the country. Following the recent…

Barbara Hoey and Mark Konkel Speaking at Kelley Drye IN FASHION Event

[caption id="attachment_92" align="alignright" width="300"] From Flickr Creative Commons Cuba Gallery[/caption] Blog co-editors Barbara Hoey and Mark Konkel will be speaking at IN FASHION, Kelley Drye’s Fashion &…