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13Sep

Fifth Circuit Hands Employers a Big Win, Rules Day Rates Can Satisfy the Salary Basis Under the Highly Compensated Employee Exemption

Seyfarth Synopsis: Employers were handed a big win recently when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held that a day rate can satisfy the salary basis requirement for overtime exemptions under FLSA and also advocated for an award of...
By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Source Url: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/fifth-circuit-hands-employers-a-big-win-74555/

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