· 3/31/2007
O'BRIEN v. Town of Agawam
Citations
- 482 F. Supp. 2d 115
- 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 24313
- 2007 WL 968163
How courts have described this case
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- “[NJothing in the FLSA prevents an employer from voluntarily adding non-work pay to the regular rate.” (citing Wheeler v. Hampton Twp., 399 F.3d 238, 244 (3d Cir.2005))
- “Case law . . . strongly suggests that liquidated damages must be awarded unless the employer can show that it solicited an opinion from the Department of Labor regarding the employment practice at issue . . . or ‘rel[ied] on the advice of informed counsel.’”
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