University of Cincinnati Law Review
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Author: Brynn Stylinski, Contributing Member, University of Cincinnati Law Review
On September 22, 2015, Republican Senator Kelly Ayotte submitted the Gender Advancement in Pay Act (GAP Act) to the Senate.[1] The GAP Act proposes an amendment to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), as amended by the Equal Pay Act, in order to provide greater protections to women earning unequal pay to their male counterparts.[2] Continue reading “The Gender Advancement in Pay Act: The GAP Act Leaves Some Holes”
Author: Brynn Stylinski Contributing Member University of Cincinnati Law Review
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires employers to pay every employee a minimum wage and to pay overtime for any hours worked over forty hours per week. However, whether a worker qualifies as an employee has been debated for years.[1] Earlier this year, the Second Circuit reversed a New York district court’s finding that a group of unpaid interns were employees under the FLSA and thus entitled to minimum wage and overtime payments (employee wages).[2] Continue reading “To Pay or Not to Pay: Should Interns be Considered Employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act”