Waller Lansden has extensive experience defending employers in virtually all industries when wage and hour issues escalate into government investigations or employee lawsuits. We provide counsel during Department of Labor audits and investigations, and our attorneys have a long history of defending lawsuits in state and federal courts over allegations of unpaid overtime, off-the-clock work, and other FLSA violations. This experience includes lawsuits brought by individual employees as well as collective actions initiated by individuals on behalf of many or all of a company's employees. We have successfully argued against certification of several collective actions and obtained favorable resolutions in nationwide collective actions.
To help protect employers from the growing threat of wage and hour prosecution and litigation, our attorneys provide comprehensive wage and hour audits that review compliance with both federal and state laws. Our work in this area includes the proper classification of exempt and non-exempt employees and often entails refining job descriptions and helping with management decisions on how to assign specific duties and tasks to ensure exempt and non-exempt status. Detailed information about Waller Lansden wage and hour audits is available here. To further assist our clients, we develop customized training programs on wage and hour compliance issues for help managers and supervisors. We also conduct employee handbook reviews to help ensure that payroll practices are compliant with federal and state law.
