BNA Books Announces the Publication of the "2011 Supplement" to "The Fair Labor Standards Act, Second Edition"

ARLINGTON, Va., Dec. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- BNA Books, a division of specialized news and information publisher BNA, today announces the publication of the 2011 Supplement to The Fair Labor Standards Act, Second Edition, providing the latest updates on case law and regulation related to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

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With its labyrinth of requirements, the FLSA can be confusing and difficult. Now, this complex and rapidly expanding area of the law is presented in a single, balanced treatise that is the reference of first resort for advising clients, analyzing fact patterns, and litigating cases. The Fair Labor Standards Act, Second Edition, with 2011 Supplement goes beyond descriptions of FLSA coverage and exemptions to help determine why and how to proceed on a particular course for clients. This book contains discussion of collective action litigation brought under the FLSA by individual private plaintiffs; "hybrid" actions involving both state and federal law claims; and elements of enforcement actions and litigation brought by the Secretary of Labor. It also includes:

• Point-by-point evaluations of each FLSA exemption
• Proven steps and strategies for dealing with enforcement, remedies, and litigation
• Special considerations for determining compensable hours, minimum wages, and overtime pay
• Discussions concerning Department of Labor (DOL) administration, state and local government coverage, child-labor issues, and recordkeeping
• Meticulous citations and footnotes—with decisions broken out by circuit

In addition, the treatise includes a detailed description of joint employment and independent contractor status, as well as an examination of the economic reality test and individual liability of corporate officers and owners. The chapter on compensable work time takes an in-depth look at preliminary and postliminary time, off-the-clock time, and travel time.

The all-new 2011 Supplement provides the latest updates on the case law and regulations. The Supplement:

• Covers significant case law developments—both at the circuit and district court levels—and Department of Labor opinions from June 2009 through May 2010, plus several later appellate and U.S. Supreme Court decisions
• Incorporates the Department of Labor regulations issued on April 6, 2011
• Analyzes the U.S. Supreme Court landmark decision in the retaliation case, Kasten v. Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corp.
• Discusses the latest developments in overtime exemptions, including the string of decisions addressing pharmaceutical representatives
• Tracks the continuing development of what constitutes compensable time following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in IBP, Inc. v. Alvarez
• Updates chapters on collective action and "hybrid"/"combined action" litigation issues

Count on The Fair Labor Standards Act, Second Edition, with 2011 Supplement to provide practical insights on real-world questions about litigation, remedies, and more.

The treatise was published in cooperation with the Federal Labor Standards Legislation Committee of the ABA Section of Labor and Employment Law. Section publications provide a balanced forum for the views and professional development of practitioners in labor and employment law. For more information on Section participation, please call the Section at 312.988.5813 or visit http://www.americanbar.org/groups/labor_law.html.

The editor-in-chief of The Fair Labor Standards Act, Second Edition is Ellen C. Kearns, a managing partner at Constangy, Brooks & Smith, LLP, Boston, MA, who represents management in a full range of traditional labor and employment issues. The editors-in-chief of the 2011 Supplement are Aaron Kaufmann, a partner in Hinton Alfert Sumner & Kaufmann, Walnut Creek, CA, who represents employees in wage and hour class, collective, and individual actions and in other employment-related litigation; and Dennis M. McClelland, a partner with Phelps Dunbar LLP in its Tampa, FL, office, who practices exclusively in the area of labor and employment law representing management, with an emphasis on wage and hour law litigation and consulting.

BNA, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bloomberg L.P., is a leading source of legal, regulatory, and business information for professionals. In addition to The Fair Labor Standards Act, BNA's Book Division publishes: Wage and Hour Laws; Reductions in Force in Employment Law; The Developing Labor Law: The Board, the Courts, and the National Labor Relations Act; Labor Union Law and Regulation; How to Take a Case Before the NLRB;  and other titles in employment and labor law. For a free BNA Books catalog, call 1.800.960.1220, send an e-mail request to [email protected], or visit us online at www.bna.com/bnabooks.

The Fair Labor Standards Act, Second Edition, with 2011 Supplement may be purchased alone (Order #1871-PR11/$255.00 plus tax, shipping, and handling) or with the main volume (Order #9871-PR11/$735.00 plus tax, shipping, and handling) from BNA Books, PO Box 7814, Edison, NJ 08818-7814. Telephone orders: 1.800.960.1220. Fax orders: 1.732.346.1624. A 10% discount is available on print copies of books when ordering from the website at www.bna.com/bnabooks. Please note that discounts cannot be combined.

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