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“No Class” – Court Rules for Employer in Meal Period Class Action

[11/19/12]

Posted on November 19, 2012 in HR Insights for Health Care

Written by: Stephen W. Lyman

The Court Turns the Tide of the Epidemic For several years now there has been a veritable epidemic of class and collective actions filed against employers claiming that employees were not paid for working through their meal periods.  These cases arose frequently where employees were subject to automatic meal period deductions of 30 minutes... READ MORE

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Employer Victory – FLSA Meal Period Litigation Collective Action Decertified

[08/31/12]

Posted on August 31, 2012 in HR Insights for Health Care

Written by: Stephen W. Lyman

Automatic meal period deductions – A common practice Some good news for employers.  In an important victory for employers, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, in Frye v. Baptist Memorial Hospital, recently affirmed the decision of the Western District of Tennessee to decertify a collective action brought under the FLSA challenging... READ MORE

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