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Court: Overtime Pay Must Be Paid to Employees Who Work Overtime, Even When Employer Prohibits Such Work and Does Not Desire It

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Litigation, Wage & Hour

The Second Circuit released an important decision today that sets forth some new groundrules for employers and particularly placement agencies to be aware of in paying employees overtime.  In doing so, the court has distinguished the long-standing Supreme Court case of Tennessee Coal Co. v. Muscoda Local No. 123 (321 U.S. 590) (1944) and, according to the Court’s… Continue Reading