Labor/Employment
Apr. 2, 2019
Is the holiday over? Public agencies may face wave of FLSA suits
Due to recent federal district court decisions in California, public employers that provide nonexempt employees who sporadically work holidays the benefit of holiday pay, but do not include the benefit in employees’ regular rate of pay when calculating overtime, face increased risk of being sued for underpaid overtime in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Jesse Maddox
Partner
Liebert Cassidy Whitmore
Email: jmaddox@lcwlegal.com
Jesse Maddox is a oartner in's Fresno and Sacramento offices and is an experienced trial attorney who represents clients in all aspects of employment and labor law. He regularly defends public employers on wage and hour claims under state law and the Fair Labor Standards Act. You can reach him at .
Bryan Rome
Associate
Liebert Cassidy Whitmore
Email: brome@lcwlegal.com
Bryan is an associate in the firm's Fresno office where he provides advice and counsel as well as civil litigation assistance to the firm's public entity clients.
Due to recent federal district court decisions in California, public employers that provide nonexempt employees who sporadically work holidays the benefit of holiday pay, but do not include the benefit in employees' regular rate of pay when calculating overtime, face increased risk of being sued for underpaid overtime in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act. Employee unions are increasingly taking advantage of these recent decisions to sue agencies with whom they...
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