Labor & Employment

Labor & Employment

Stephan Grauke, Mareike Pfeiffer, Johannes Allmendinger | Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Following the example of many other European countries including France and the UK, Germany introduced a general statutory minimum wage effective as of January 1, 2015. According to the Minimum Wage Act (Mindestlohngesetz, the Act), any employer, irrespective of whether domestic or foreign, is...

Labor & Employment

Kelly Ann Bird, Carla N. Dorsi | Gibbons P.C.

As we look back on 2014, it is clear that “business as usual” with respect to employment practices cannot continue. But with so many developments, deciding where to start can be overwhelming. Here, we have fleshed out five resolutions that will get any employer, large or small, off to...

Appellate Law

Robert A. Boonin | Dykema Gossett PLLC

On December 9, 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision providing significant guidance as to what constitutes compensable work under the Fair Labor Standards Act, as amended by the Portal-to-Portal Act. The case, Integrity Solutions, Inc. v. Busk, involved a contractor to Amazon...