Month: September 2020

Court holds Utilization Management Nurses not exempt from OT pay

Utilization review employees are often misclassified as exempt from state and federal overtime laws and denied overtime pay.  A decision from a federal judge in Wisconsin highlights that such personnel policies are…

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Court holds mortgage workers not exempt from OT pay

Employers are frequently sued for violating state and federal overtime pay laws resulting from classifying their workers as exempt when they should not do so.  A recent case decided by a federal…

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5th Circuit Issues Opinion on Class-Wide Overtime Arbitration

Employers are increasing their efforts to force workers to sign arbitration agreements in an effort to shield themselves from class and collective actions for overtime pay.  The Fifth Circuit recently refused to…

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