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Blog Archives
Mandatory Overtime Pay Protects Employees across the Nation
The FLSA or Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 was put in place to ensure that employees were given the rights they deserved and employers respected those rights. The regulations found in the FLSA include child labor laws, equal pay, … Continue reading
Do you sometimes work more than 80 hours in a pay period and still don’t get overtime?
Chances are you are being paid twice a month (semi-monthly) instead of every two weeks (bi-weekly). Per the labor laws, overtime is calculated based on a work week – not the pay period. Covered, non-exempt employees are entitled to overtime … Continue reading
Applebee’s Servers and Bartenders Seek Justice under the Fair Labor Standards Act
Applebee’s is facing a lawsuit that claims they are underpaying more than 5,500 of their servers and bartenders. The popular restaurant chain asked the U.S. Supreme Court for an appeal of the lawsuit, citing what it believes is a wrongful … Continue reading
Pharma Reps $99 million Overtime Settlement
A federal judge has granted preliminary approval to a $99,000,000 settlement that will resolve the overtime pay claims of almost 8,000 current and former sales representatives who were not paid overtime, even though they worked more than 40 hours per … Continue reading
FLSA Retaliation – Protection for those who Complain about Overtime Pay
In the wake of the Supreme Court’s pro-employee ruling that employees who make verbal complaints are protected under the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA) anti-retaliation provision, the Department of Labor (DOL) has issued new guidance on the topic of retaliation … Continue reading
Straight-Time-Pay-For-Working-Overtime – Common & Costly to Workers
Our firm routinely receives inquiries from workers who are just paid their regular rate of pay or “straight time” for the overtime hours they work. They want to know if this pay practice is legal or if they are being … Continue reading
Ohio Based Cascom Employees Misclassified As Independent Contractors and Denied Overtime Pay
The U.S. Department of Labor has once again brought to light a company that has allegedly violated the Fair Labor Standards Act. The Ohio based company Cascom Inc. and President Julia J. Gress, are being sued on account of allegedly … Continue reading
Tyson Food Employees: Another Example of Wage Laws Paying Off for Workers
A long running federal lawsuit has finally come to an end. More than 17,000 of Tyson Food workers had been pitted against the popular poultry supplier. The employees worked in more than 41 food plants that spanned across 12 states. … Continue reading
The Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Crackdown
More and more companies are realizing the importance of maintaining compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act. We have continued to see the Wage & Hour Division of the Department of Labor grow in strength under the Obama Administration. In … Continue reading
Bank Accused of Overtime Law Violations by Fund Accountants
Another alleged example of failure to act in accordance with wage laws has recently been in the news as reports claim that HSBC Bank is being sued by one of their fund accountant’s. The plaintiff filed a class and collective … Continue reading
