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Eighth Circuit Holds Gross Vehicle Weight Rating Determines FLSA Motor Carrier Exemption

The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that an employee who drives a motor vehicle that has a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of more than 10,000 pounds falls within the “motor carrier exemption” of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). According to the Eighth Circuit, which issued the…..

Bruce J. Douglas Minneapolis Author

E-Discovery Preservation Obligations in Class and Collective Actions

The first (and most important) rule of e-discovery in nearly all cases is to preserve electronically-stored information (ESI) correctly. If a party preserves ESI properly, most other missteps can be corrected. To comply with the duty to preserve, a party must issue and enforce proper litigation holds (and do so in a timely fashion) and

Michael L. Matula Kansas City Author

Chris R. Pace Kansas City Author

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