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Information technology workers, often known as computer IT techs, have an extremely demanding job, working notoriously long hours, fielding emergency calls at anytime of the day and night, and performing major updates often on weekends. The title “computer IT tech” can cover a wide range...

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Although New York overtime law strengthens and further defines the basic provisions contained within the Federal Fair Labor Standard Act (FLSA) of 1938, the FLSA remains the foundation for the regulation of labor across throughout the Nation. These laws set the guidelines and mandate enforcement...

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View All New Jersey Labor Laws New Jersey State Labor & Overtime Laws The employees in New Jersey are protected under a variety of NJ labor laws.  Workplace standards, in particular, are covered under these laws and are created and enforced by New Jersey’s Wage...

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An independent contractor is a person who contracts to do work for another person according to his/her own methods and processes, and who is not subject to another person’s control; they work independently. Because they are self employed, independent contractors are not subject to many...

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Under California labor law , breaks such as meal periods and rest periods should be given to employees, and if employers do not follow the following guidelines, they are required to provide certain compensation as stated under in California wage and hour law. California is one...

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New York labor laws exceed the Federal Fair Labor Standard Act (FLSA) of 1938 which is the basis for labor laws across the country. Nearly every state has set additional labor standards within areas governed by the FLSA. New York labor laws define the State’s...

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Minimum wage law is enacted under the U.S. Department of Labor's FairPay Rules that prohibits employers from hiring employees and workers for less than a given hourly, daily, or monthly minimum wage. Today, more than 90% of countries have some form of law for minimum wage...

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California labor and overtime laws are among the most stringent in the nation in an effort to protect vulnerable minimum wage and low wage-earning employees. Many of the California labor overtime rules and regulations were enacted to protect the workers who don’t feel that they...

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California Labor Law Stacks the Deck against Unwary Employers California labor law protects the rights of California employees to receive overtime pay for those who work more than 8 hours a day and for those who work more than 40 hours in a week. In...

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California exempt employees are workers who are not eligible for overtime pay because of their classification as exempt under the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and related California labor laws. California’s labor laws are more stringent than the Federal overtime laws and are arguably among the most stringent in...

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