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California Overtime Law Requires Daily Overtime Pay

California overtime law defines overtime as any hours worked over an 8 hour day or 40 per week. Though the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) forms the basis for most employee wage and hour regulations, most state overtime laws vary by state. California is only 1 of...

| December 2, 2010

California Overtime Law Complicated by Any Standard

California overtime law is notorious for confusing employers and their workers. California laws are complex and have many exceptions to their rules. Also, keeping up with all of the changes happening within the law can be exhausting for anyone short of having a law degree. ...

| December 2, 2010

Experienced Overtime Lawyer Protects Your FLSA Rights

Michael D. Lore - Overtime Lawyer Michael D. Lore is an experienced Houston overtime lawyer dedicated to helping workers whose employers fail to pay them unpaid wages and overtime pay as required under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). If you feel you have been denied...

| December 1, 2010

Overtime in Texas according to FLSA

Overtime in Texas is calculated to pay 1.5 times an employee’s regular hourly wage for any hours worked over a 40 workweek. Employees who meet certain requirements under Texas labor laws are classified as either being “exempt” or “non-exempt” from receiving overtime pay. State overtime laws vary...

| December 1, 2010

Overtime Lawsuits – Blackberry Use and Outside Sales Exemptions

Overtime lawsuits are usually class and/or collective action suits by a group of employees alleging violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and/or state employment laws at the hands of their employer. Under the FLSA, “non-exempt” employees have the right to be paid overtime...

| December 1, 2010

Labor and Employment Law Goes to Work for You

Labor and employment law exists to address the legal rights and restrictions on working people and their organizations. A lawyer or a law firm who specializes in labor and employment law has expertise in the large body of laws, administrative rulings, and precedents concerned with...

| November 20, 2010

Can my employer force me to use my vacation time at his/her convenience?

The short answer is - probably. The Federal Fair Labor Standards Act regulates wages and overtime but does not require employers to pay for any time not worked. That includes vacation time, forced or not. So unless the state you live in has passed legislation...

| November 20, 2010

Labor and Employment Law in Action

Labor and employment law is a practice of law that works to protect people in the workplace. This type of law focuses on defending and prosecuting individual corporations, private organizations, and/or a group of people in the matters of labor law. The following are two...

| November 20, 2010

Mandatory Overtime for Nurses & Other Healthcare Professionals

Many hospitals and medical facilities are using mandatory overtime for nurses and other healthcare professionals as a usual means of staffing their facilities, even though common sense as well as numerous studies supports the fact that long hours and sleep deprivation may prevent nurses from providing...

| November 19, 2010

Is Mandatory Overtime for Nurses Legal?

Yes... and sometimes no. Mandatory overtime for nurses has these professionals often working twelve to sixteen hours, sometimes with as little as one hour’s notice, on a regular basis, but it is not illegal under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Sixteen states, however, currently regulate or...

| November 9, 2010

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