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Sarah defends clients in employment matters, including allegations of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation; wage and hour violations; wrongful termination; and OSHA violations. After beginning her career at a boutique appellate firm and devoting two years to clerkships in the district courts, she is extremely well-versed in civil procedure; however, a significant portion of Sarah’s practice doesn’t involve litigation at all. She is equally focused on providing clients with the preventative advice and counsel they need to avoid future litigation, and her true passion is educating clients, helping them develop strategies to stay in line with the law, and enabling them to effect positive change for their employees.

Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), employers must provide overtime pay to employees at one and one-half times an employee’s regular pay rate for every hour the employee works beyond 40 hours in a workweek, unless the employee falls within a specified exemption. Under current U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) regulations, exempt employees include executive, administrative, professional, and computer employees who perform certain duties, and earn at least $684 per week ($35,568 annually). Highly compensated employees who perform office or nonmanual work and are paid a total annual compensation of $107,432 are also exempt.