Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Affirms Trial Ruling That Vocational Students...
While it is understood that the FLSA applies to any “employee” employed by an “employer”, numerous courts have observed that this analysis does little to flesh who is an “employee”. In a recent...
View ArticleReminder: The Perils of Interns
Since the Fair Labor Standards Act contains no provision contemplating the concept of the unpaid intern, employers often find themselves defending their decision to classify someone who provides...
View ArticleSupreme Court Declines Review of Intern Compensability Issue
While the compensability of time spent in internship programs continues to be an hotly contested litigation issue, the United States Supreme Court has declined an opportunity to provide clarity in this...
View ArticlePennsylvania Federal Court: Cosmetology Student Not An “Employee” Entitled To...
Last week, a Pennsylvania federal judge held that a former cosmetology school student was not entitled to minimum wage as an “employee” under the Fair Labor Standards Act or the Pennsylvania Wage...
View ArticleConsistent With Recent Decisions, Maryland Judge Finds Vocational School...
Like interns, vocational students often provide some degree of service as part of their vocational program. For this reason, such arrangements are susceptible to the allegation that these services are...
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