CONTRIBUTORS EDITORS-IN-CHIEF Ellen C. K earns A aron D. K aufmann Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Leonard Carder, LLP Prophete, LLP Oakland, CA Boston, MA Dennis M. McClelland Phelps Dunbar LLP Tampa, FL BOARD OF EDITORS David Borgen Michele R. F isher Goldstein, Borgen, Nichols Kastor, PLLP Dardarian & Ho Minneapolis, MN Oakland, CA George A. H anson J. Derek Braziel Stueve Siegel Hanson LLP Lee & Braziel, LLP Kansas City, MO Dallas, TX Elizabeth C. L awrence Eve H. Cervantez Honeywell International Inc. Altshuler Berzon LLP Olathe, KS San Francisco, CA Gregory K. McGillivary Joel M. Cohn Woodley & McGillivary Akin Gump Strauss Hauer Washington, DC & Feld, LLP Washington, DC Nathan J. Oleson Akin Gump Strauss Hauer Susan Nadler Eisenberg & Feld, LLP Cozen O’Connor Washington, DC Miami, FL

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L awrence Peikes Wiggin and Dana LLP Stamford, CT

R eed L. Russell Phelps Dunbar LLP Tampa, FL

J. Nelson Thomas Thomas & Solomon, LLP Rochester, NY ASSISTANT EDITOR Cristina Parra Herrera Minneapolis, MN CHAPTER AUTHORS, EDITORS, AND CONTRIBUTORS

Chapter 1 A Brief History of the Fair Labor Standards Act Chapter Editor George A. H anson Stueve Siegel Hanson LLP Kansas City, MO

Chapter 2 Operations and Functions of the Department of Labor Chapter Editor Elizabeth C. L awrence Honeywell International Inc. Olathe, KS

Chapter 3 The Employment Relationship Chapter Editor Eve H. Cervantez Altshuler Berzon LLP San Francisco, CA



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Chapter 4 Employer Coverage Chapter Editor Nathan J. Oleson Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP Washington, DC

Chapter 5 White-Collar Exemptions Chapter Editors Susan Nadler Eisenberg Cozen O’Connor Miami, FL

David Borgen Goldstein, Borgen, Dardarian & Ho Oakland, CA

L awrence Peikes Wiggin and Dana LLP Stamford, CT Contributor Jennifer T. Williams Cozen O’Connor Miami, FL

Chapter 6 Other Statutory Exemptions Chapter Editor Ellen C. K earns Constangy, Brooks Smith & Prophete, LLP Boston, MA Contributor Michele R. F isher Nichols Kastor, PLLP Minneapolis, MN

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Chapter 7 Agricultural Exemptions Chapter Editor Ellen C. K earns Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP Boston, MA

Chapter 8 Compensable Hours Chapter Editor Joel M. Cohn Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP Washington, DC Contributor Juliet Gray

Chapter 9 Minimum Wage Requirements Chapter Editors Dennis M. McClelland J. Nelson Thomas Phelps Dunbar LLP Thomas & Solomon, LLP Tampa, FL Rochester, NY

Chapter 10 Overtime Compensation Chapter Editor R eed L. Russell Phelps Dunbar LLP Tampa, FL



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Chapter 11 Government Employment Chapter Editor A aron D. K aufmann Leonard Carder, LLP Oakland, CA Contributor Gregory K. McGillivary Woodley & McGillivary Washington, DC

Chapter 12 Child Labor Chapter Editor Susan Nadler Eisenberg Cozen O’Connor Miami, FL Contributor Ellen C. K earns Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP Boston, MA

Chapter 13 Retaliation Chapter Editor R eed L. Russell Phelps Dunbar LLP Tampa, FL

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Chapter 14 Recordkeeping Chapter Editor Nathan J. Oleson Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP Washington, DC

Chapter 15 Department of Labor Enforcement and Remedies Chapter Editor Elizabeth C. L awrence Honeywell International Inc. Olathe, KS

Chapter 16 Litigation Issues Chapter Editors L awrence Peikes Eve H. Cervantez Wiggin and Dana LLP Altshuler Berzon LLP Stamford, CT San Francisco, CA David Borgen Goldstein, Borgen, Dardarian & Ho Oakland, CA

George A. H anson Stueve, Siegel & Hanson, LLP Kansas City, MO

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Chapter 17 Collective Actions and “Hybrid” Class Actions Chapter Editors Dennis M. McClelland Michele R. F isher Phelps Dunbar LLP Nichols Kastor, PLLP Tampa, FL Minneapolis, MN J. Derek Braziel Lee & Braziel, LLP Dallas, TX

George A. H anson Stueve, Siegel & Hanson, LLP Kansas City, MO

J. Nelson Thomas Thomas & Solomon, LLP Rochester, NY Contributors Joel M. Cohn Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP Washington, DC

Jay Forester Lee & Braziel, LLP

Dane L. Steffenson U.S. Department of Labor Office of the Solicitor Atlanta, GA