Patrick T. Ryan
Visit Attorney ProfileTime Spent Going Through Security Screenings Is Not Compensable Under Fair Labor Standards Act
The Supreme Court decided on Tuesday of this week that the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) does not require an employer to compensate employees for time spent waiting in line and then going through security screenings at the end of their work shift each… Read More
SCOTUS Hears Arguments on Compensability of Required Security Screenings Under FLSA
The Supreme Court heard oral argument yesterday in an important Fair Labor Standards Act case that asks whether an employer who requires hourly employees to go through a security screening at the end of their shift – as a way to prevent employee theft –… Read More
Supreme Court Denies Cert. in Front-Loading Washer Cases
On February 24, 2014, after re-listing the cases for multiple conferences, the Supreme Court denied certiorari in three front-loading washer cases that many felt gave the Court an opportunity to provide guidance on Rule 23(b)(3)’s predominance requirement. The cases also presented the question of how… Read More
Supreme Court to Address Fraud-on-the-Market Presumption in Securities Fraud Cases
The Supreme Court granted certiorari last Friday in Halliburton Co. v. Erica P. John Fund, Inc., No. 13-317—a case the Court had before it once already in 2011, but this time presents the questions (1) whether the Court should overrule or substantially modify the holding… Read More