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March 28, 2011

Supreme Court Rules Oral Complaints Protected by FLSA But Leaves Open Questions of Notice and Formality

By David Barron

by Charles Wilson

On March 22nd, the Supreme Court, in Kasten v. Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corp., a 6-2 opinion written by Justice Breyer, ruled the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) protects oral complaints of perceived wage and hour violations. In making such ruling, the Court resolved a conflict among the lower courts but left open the question of what is sufficient fair notice and whether an employee is required to report the complaint to a government agency rather than internally to the employer. Regardless, the Court’s ruling will likely expose employers to more risk of retaliation claims when making adverse employment decisions after an employee raises concerns about how they are compensated.

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December 15, 2010

Obama, Tea Party, Health Care, Jobs: A Midterm Review of the Impact on Labor and Employment Law – January 26, 2011 in Washington, DC

By Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.

Whistleblower considerations are likely to be especially prominent in the new year and as a new Congressional term begins, leading to the 2012 election campaign.

Please join me and other attorneys from my firm, EpsteinBeckerGreen, as we present a full-day program covering labor and employment law topics that have increasingly impacted employers over the past two years. In addition, we will offer an outlook of what we should expect in the coming two years. Our keynote speaker is Darrel Thompson, Senior Advisor to Senate Majority Harry Reid, who will offer comments concerning the agenda of the 112th Congress. We are particularly pleased that Norah O’Donnell, MSNBC Chief Washington Correspondent, is attending the event as our guest luncheon speaker.

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