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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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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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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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Workers from across the country trust us, because we know their rights. If they feel that they are not being paid fairly in compliance with overtime laws, we may be able to recoup up to double their unpaid overtime wages. Cases continue to pop up...

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Low Level "Managers" Claim They Are Owed Unpaid Overtime Wages Hundreds of Level One Managers for the Southern New England Telephone Co. are challenging their exempt classification under the FLSA and Connecticut state labor law. Being classified as "exempt" results in them not being paid...

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Employers Should NOT Refuse to Issue Reimbursements Neglecting to pay employees the proper compensation for all hours worked, including overtime, is not the only way employers can deprive workers of their proper compensation. A common tactic employers use to withhold an employee's earning is to...

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The Evolving Workplace: Exempt and Non-Exempt Employees When Congress updated the FLSA overtime law (Fair Labor Standards Act) in 1994, they did so with an eye to updating the changing face of the American employment landscape. Advancing technology has not only simplified the average Americans...

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Q: I am having some overtime pay problems at work and did a Google search. I keep running acrossthe term “FLSA Overtime.”  What is FLSA and what does it have to do with overtime? FLSA overtime refers to the Fair Labor Standards Act, and it is...

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Overtime Pay Problems Described If any of the following overtime pay problems describe your situation, you may be able to reclaim your overtime pay plus penalties equal to twice the amount of the overtime pay owed to you. If your situation is like one of...

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