National Overtime Law On March 13, 2014, President Obama signed a memorandum ordering the Labor Department to create new overtime rules that could make millions of workers eligible for Continue Reading
The piece rate laws are often violated. The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires that workers who are paid by the piece be paid overtime based on the hours they Continue Reading
ASPEN, Colo. (AP) — The Aspen Skiing Co. and numerous other businesses in the Aspen-area hospitality industry have paid more than $500,000 to settle federal violations related to minimum wage Continue Reading
SEATTLE (AP) — An Issaquah, Wash., drywall contractor has been ordered to pay $550,000 in overtime back wages and damages to nearly 400 workers to settle a lawsuit filed by Continue Reading
By Colton Shone – bio | email Posted by Jackie Kent – email TUCSON, AZ (Tucson News Now) – A group that ran a hotel near the airport got into Continue Reading
By SAABIRA CHAUDHURI and MELANIE TROTTMAN Updated Feb. 4, 2014 3:26 p.m. ET J.P. Morgan Chase JPM +1.59% & Co. has agreed to pay $1.45 million to settle a sex Continue Reading
According to the U.S. Department of Labor, an unpaid internship is only lawful in the context of an educational training program, when the interns do not perform productive work and Continue Reading
The answer is usually no. If you are paid by the hour the employer waives the right to claim that your are exempt under the executive, administrative or professional exemptions Continue Reading
The answer is yes if you are a non exempt employee under the FLSA. Many employers forget about this or say it’s only a couple of minutes. But it’s a Continue Reading
The Supreme Court hurt workers recently when it ruled that steel workers shouldn’t be paid for the time it takes to put on and take off their fire retardant clothes. Continue Reading
