
Horton Law Firm Blog Category: FLSA



SCOTUS Held Oral Arguments on Standard of Proof in FLSA Cases
Back in June 2024, I wrote about the latest Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) currently pending before the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS), this time relating to the standard of proof that a company must show in order to prove that an employee is properly classified as... read more
Federal Judge Strikes Down FLSA’s Salary Threshold Increase
Last Friday, a federal judge in Texas issued an order striking down the U.S. Department of Labor’s new overtime rule for the salary threshold increase for overtime pay. I’ve been writing about this rule since September 2023, and it’s been a long and... read more
Retaliation for Unpaid Overtime and Minimum Wage Complaints
South Carolina employees often face retaliation for making complaints to management or HR about unpaid overtime or minimum wage under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Some companies do not like being called out on their wage theft practices, and that can result in... read more
Court Strikes Down DOL Rule on Tip Credits
Two weeks ago, the federal Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals struck down one of the U.S. Department of Labor’s rules governing tipped employees and tip credits under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). (For a primer on Overtime Law for South Carolina Employees,... read more