[Younglawyers] 6th Circuit decides major employment FLSA case

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Chuck Thompson
Mon, Apr 16, 2018 4:38 PM

Today the 6th Circuit concluded that volunteers at a church restaurant were not "employees" under the FLSA because they did not expect compensation.  The 6th Circuit concludes that expectation of compensation determines if a person is an employee under the Act.
http://www.opn.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf/18a0072p-06.pdf

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