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A recent Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals opinion, Eberline v. Douglas J. Holdings (12/17/2020), clarified how the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) exemption for educational programs should be applied when some duties do not fall within the educational purpose.
In Eberline, cosmetology students of the Douglas J Institute were afforded “a true salon setting” in which to undergo their training, including the opportunity to provide supervised cosmetology services individually and in groups. However, the students were also expected to perform cleaning and janitorial activities (e.g., laundry, restocking shelves, dishes). The cosmetology students, who spent up to four hours per day on such extraneous tasks, argued that they should be paid for their time because the work itself was unrelated to their studies and specifically excluded from the Douglas J Institute curriculum and the state training requirements.