Author: Grant Engrav

Health Care and the FLSA: Is a Physical Therapist FLSA Exempt under the Professional Exemption? 

Health Care and the FLSA: Is a Physical Therapist FLSA Exempt under the Professional Exemption?  Through conversations and legal representation of health care clients, I have learned that state agencies in Oregon (Bureau of Labor and Industries) and Washington (Labor and Industries) have been aggressive in challenging the FLSA’s application to physical therapists.   The determination…
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RETALIATORY ACTIONS AND THE NEW EEOC COMPLIANCE MANUAL

A few days ago the Equal Employment Opportunity Committee (“EEOC”) traded in their used 1998 Compliance Manual for a brand spanking new manual with all the bells and whistles from the last two decades of jurisprudence.  The new Compliance Manual is packed with useful information on Retaliatory Claims and is over 60 pages long.  Engrav…
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