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Federal Courts Even Ke$ha Knows That! Non-Exempt Employees Must Log Their Time

Even Ke$ha Knows That! Non-Exempt Employees Must Log Their Time

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Frank Brown sued his former employer, ScriptPro, LLC, alleging Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) violations and trying to collect payment for overtime hours he...

Federal Courts Spy's 'Successive' Claim Unsuccessful

Spy's 'Successive' Claim Unsuccessful

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on March 21, 2019

In April 1984, James Harper pleaded guilty to one count of selling and delivering confidential materials relating to national security. In exchange for his...

Federal Courts Hobby Lobby's Newest Hobby: Affordable Care Act Appeals

Hobby Lobby's Newest Hobby: Affordable Care Act Appeals

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Craft stores are cool because they're not cool. It's all a part of the hipster obsession that we're supposed to be embracing or rejecting, depending upon whom...

Federal Courts Joinder Appeal Must Prove Prejudice Outweighs Economy

Joinder Appeal Must Prove Prejudice Outweighs Economy

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on March 21, 2019

The last thing a criminal defendant needs is for a jury to perceive him as "a bad guy." Unfortunately, a defendant charged on drug and firearm counts will...

Federal Courts Judicial Credibility Determination Admissible Under FRE 608(b)

Judicial Credibility Determination Admissible Under FRE 608(b)

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on March 21, 2019

Rommie Woodard was convicted of possessing more than 100 kilograms of marijuana with the intent to distribute and sentenced to 60 months' imprisonment and 4...

Federal Courts Laches Is a Judgment on the Merits for Res Judicata

Laches Is a Judgment on the Merits for Res Judicata

By Robyn Hagan Cain | Last updated on March 21, 2019

The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals clarified this week that a state Supreme Court's finding of laches is binding on a federal district court in parallel...

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