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In April 2012, the Department of Labor sued a business in New York City for failing to pay workers overtime. The business was a nail salon, Cindy's Total Care, Inc. on Manhattan’s Upper West Side who fought back against the lawsuit. What was their explanation?...

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California labor laws and overtime pay can be tricky to understand...which makes calculating the overtime pay you are owed can get even trickier. You might be happy to know however, that California overtime laws are some of the most favorable to employees.  California employers are...

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Overtime Pay Lawsuit Example: Alaska Communications Systems GroupA class and collective action suit was filed recently against one of Alaska’s largest communications companies.  The suit alleges that Alaska Communications Systems Group failed to pay its sales and marketing employees overtime pay as required under federal...

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With tax time upon us once again, the IRS is warning against businesses declaring employees as independent contractors. As businesses try to save money and cut back the amount they pay employees, hiring new talent as independent contractors can be a great, legal way to...

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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 and the legal protections provided...

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What is Straight Time versus Overtime? Straight Time Pay is when employers pay an employee their regular rate of pay even when they are working overtime hours; when overtime pay should in fact be time and a half.  Our firm routinely receives inquiries from workers...

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Another settlement has been reached that puts unpaid overtime wages back in the pockets of restaurant workers. Enforcement activity on behalf of food service workers has been significantly increased in recent years due to the widespread noncompliance with the federal minimum wage, overtime and record-keeping...

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Lowe’s Loss Prevention Managers (LPMs) working in California brought suit claiming that they were  misclassified as "exempt" from wage and hour laws that require the payment of overtime, and as a result, were denied the overtime pay to which they were entitled.  A settlement worth...

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A Lawsuit on The Right to Keep Tips A lawsuit, filed in early 2010, saw employees of different Outback Steakhouse’s claim that they were unfairly being forced to share tips with other employees. Under the alleged “unfair” system, employees had to split tips with: Bussers...

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Terminix has settled a class action lawsuit against it in which trainees claim they were forced to work far in excess of 8 hours per day and 40 hours per week without overtime pay, rest breaks and meal periods that most California employees are entitled...

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