Sixth Circuit Revives Overtime Claims of Front Line Supervisors

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Expert Guest Entry by Emily Wilcheck, Originally Published on ralawemployment.blogspot.com/  In a decision issued May 1, 2014, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in Bacon v. Eaton Corp., 6th Dist No. 13-1816, found that eight former industrial supervisors at a Michigan plant could proceed with their claims for unpaid overtime compensation and damages under…

Federal Court Rules that Class Waivers Do Not Necessarily Violate the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”)

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Expert Guest Entry by Shawn Romer, Post Originally Published on  Raw Law Employment In D.R. Horton v. National Labor Relations Board, 2013-WL-6231617 (5th Cir.), the federal Fifth Circuit court of appeals held that an employer could enforce a compelled arbitration agreement that prohibits an employee from initiating a class or collective action involving multiple other plaintiffs…