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Laura’s practice is focused on a wide range of labor and employment related issues. She counsels employers and represents them in federal and state court and before administrative agencies on a variety of federal and state anti-discrimination and labor laws.

On February 23, 2023, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. v. Hewitt, that even highly compensated individuals are subject to the overtime requirements of the FLSA unless they are paid on a salary basis. Below are details of this ruling and the impact it may have on employers.Continue Reading U.S. Supreme Court Clarifies Salary Basis Requirement for Executive Exemption – Maybe?