Justia Labor & Employment Law Opinion Summaries

Plaintiff, a Field Medical Case Manager, filed suit against her employer, Genex, claiming that Genex was required to pay her overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), 29 U.S.C. 201, and the Maryland Wage and Hour Law (MWHL), Md. Code Lab. & Empl. 3–401 to 3-431, for the overtime hours she worked. On appeal, plaintiff challenged the district court's grant of summary judgment to Genex. The court concluded that plaintiff failed to come forward with any persuasive evidence that Genex violated the FLSA by classifying her primary duty as professional and, therefore, plaintiff is exempt from the mandatory overtime provisions of the FLSA. Accordingly, the court affirmed the judgment. View "Williams v. GENEX Services, LLC" on Justia Law

Plaintiff filed suit against her former employer, Prime, under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), 29 U.S.C. 201 et seq., and the North Carolina Wage and Hour Act, N.C. Gen. Stat. 95-25.1 et seq. Plaintiff alleged that she was unlawfully deprived of wages earned as commissions and overtime pay earned from work of more than 40 hours per week. The court affirmed the district court’s order denying Prime's motion to compel arbitration, concluding that Prime failed to produce evidence demonstrating that plaintiff agreed to arbitrate any of her claims. The court dismissed Prime's appeal from the class action certification order, concluding that its petition for permission to appeal the district court’s order was untimely filed. View "Lorenzo v. Prime Communications, L.P." on Justia Law