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Securing Money for Your Time
They say time is money, but what about time spent at your job before you clock in and after you clock out? Recent developments may make this time compensable in many states, including here in D.C.
November 25, 2019
Three MSE partners were featured panelists at this year’s American Bar Association Labor and Employment Law Conference
McGillivary Steele Elkin LLP managing partner Greg McGillivary and partners David Ricksecker and Megan Mechak offered their insight and expertise as featured panelists at the American Bar Association’s 13th Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference held in New Orleans.
November 25, 2019
MSE partner Molly Elkin will be a featured panelist in the 30th Annual Judicial Conference
MSE partner Molly Elkin was selected to participate on a panel discussing the ethics surrounding attorneys’ fees and billing practices. She has over 20 years of experience litigating in the United States Court of Federal Claims.
November 14, 2019
MSE Partner Douglas Steele Recognized as Syracuse Law Review’s “Alum of the Month”
Douglas Steele has been recognized as Syracuse Law Review's "Alum of the Month" for Oct. 2019 for his work during and after his time at Syracuse Law School, where he graduated summa cum laude in 1989.
October 29, 2019
Jury Rules in Favor of 2500 NYC EMT and Paramedics
NEW YORK, NY– A federal jury returned a unanimous verdict in favor of the plaintiffs, 2,519 EMTs and Paramedics employed by the City of New York, in an action brought pursuant to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
October 25, 2019
Attorney Highlight: Nicole Faut
Nicole Faut’s ambition didn’t come from her years of education – in fact, the inverse is more true: her educational pursuit was a product of the ambition she already held within. Nicole grew up very poor with challenging family circumstances, but that didn’t stop her from becoming the first of her family to graduate from high school.
October 21, 2019
Objections Arise to the DOJ’s Minimal Overtime Pay Salary Threshold Increase
On Sept. 24, the DOJ finalized a plan to raise the white-collar overtime pay salary threshold from $23,660 to $35,568 going into effect on Jan. 1 2020. A 2004 change updated the job duties workers must perform to be considered exempt and raised the salary threshold to $23,660.
October 15, 2019
Sixth Circuit denies Amazon’s Petition to Revisit Security Screening Time Suit
Amazon’s petition to review the Sixth Circuit’s decision that the time the warehouse workers spend undergoing security checks is considered compensable work time was denied on Oct. 6.
October 11, 2019
MSE represents unpaid hurricane Irma workers whose plight was described in this NY Times article on October 6
MSE attorneys seek to recover unpaid wages for these hardworking people who performed rebuilding in the immediate aftermath of a hurricane. Somewere not paid anything let alone their promised wages.
October 10, 2019
DOL Minimally Raises White-Collar Overtime Pay Salary Threshold
Managers, assistant managers, supervisors, professionals, or administrators who are exempt from earning overtime pay might be able to earn overtime pay at the start of the new year if they still make less than $35,568 a year.
October 09, 2019
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