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Pretext: Employers’ Excuses and Explanations

“Laid off,” “separated,” “let go,” or even “graduated” – these are all terms employers might use to describe ending employment relationships. These euphemisms are apparently intended to soften the blow for the employee and to ease the employer’s conscience, with varying degrees of success. Employers often explain a termination as a “business decision” aimed at …

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The Supreme Court Will Decide the Scope of Overtime Pay Protections Under the FLSA

In mid-October, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. v. Hewitt, a case that asks whether a highly paid employee with supervisory duties is nevertheless entitled to overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) because he was paid a flat, daily rate instead of a salary. Michael Hewitt …

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LAW Partner Steve Wolfe and Attorney Missy Torgerson Reach Successful Settlement of Overtime Lawsuit

In February 2022, LAW Partner Steve Wolfe and attorney Missy Torgerson reached a successful settlement for claimed unpaid overtime wages on behalf of their clients, a group of pipefitters. Wolfe and Torgerson worked on the case together with Lee Brigham of the law firm Bell & Brigham in Augusta, GA. They brought the lawsuit under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), …

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Whistleblower Represented by Legare, Attwood & Wolfe Alleges Misuse of Public Funds

Legare, Attwood & Wolfe attorneys Steve Wolfe and Missy Torgerson represent the former COO of DeKalb County School District, Ben Estill. Mr. Estill alleges in his lawsuit that, within months of his arrival at DCSD, he discovered several serious issues involving misuse of public funds and violations of DCSD policies and reported the same to his …

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Days May be Numbered on Forced Arbitration in Sexual Assault and Harassment Cases

Victims of workplace sexual assault and harassment will now have their day in court. On February 10, 2022, Congress passed the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act, a bill that would end mandatory arbitration of workplace sexual assault and harassment cases and allow vitims to assert their claims in court.  The bill …

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