Practice Areas & Industries: Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC

Practice/Industry Group Overview

Many of the ">labor and ">employment ">attorneys in the Firm have a wide range of experience in addressing wage and hour issues under both ">federal and ">state law.  This includes:

·         Defending companies in class action lawsuits (also known as "collective actions") under the Fair ">Labor Standards Act. Such actions include cases involving thousands of plaintiffs who were seeking allegedly owed ">overtime pay and ">minimum wages from employers in industries such as hospitality and insurance.

·         Obtaining opinion ">letters for clients from the U.S. Department of ">Labor (DOL) on a variety of novel issues.

·         Representing companies with respect to DOL ">investigations and audits.

·         Defending companies before the DOL on a variety of ">child labor law issues.

·         Conducting wage and hour law compliance ">audits for clients.

·         Defending companies on ">state wage and hour ">claims including claims in ">states such as Tennessee, California, Colorado and Arizona.

·         Assisting clients with compliance with wage and hour laws applicable to various ">government contracts.

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