Problems

Questions

How has the DOL changed its approach to pursuing

compliance with the FLSA from a company? How

does this new approach affect employers?

Do the DOL and$/$or the federal courts have juris$-$

diction to award liquidated damages? In what

circumstances?

What are the major exceptions from the overtime

and minimum wage requirements of the FLSA?

What are the tests used to determine whether an

employee falls under one of those exemptions?

What is meant by "oppressive child labor"? What

is the significance of oppressive child labor under

the FLSA?

How does the DOL decide under the FLSA whether

a child's labor makes the child an employee?

What remedies are available for violations of the

minimum wage and overtime provisions of the

FLSA? What penalties may be imposed for viola$-$

tions of the child labor prohibitions?

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