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? Cindy's Total Care, Inc. claimed their employees were illegal...

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 required to pay workers time and a half...

Overtime Pay Lawsuit Example: Alaska Communications Systems Group

A 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 and state law. It also alleges that the company...

Oil Spill Claims Adjusters Sue to Recover Overtime Pay

Claims adjusters working for BP and Worley Catastrophe Response in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill have filed a lawsuit claiming that they are owed overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act....

California lunch break laws which are just one part of the stringent California labor laws, in general, require that employees are to be given off-the-clock meal breaks to most employees working over a 6 hour day.

California Lunch Break laws state that:

"If an employer fails to provide an employee a meal period in accordance with...

Wage and Hour Law Basics

Wage and hour laws establish and regulate wage standards on the federal and state levels which include but are not limited to overtime, minimum wage and methods of wage payment. These laws highlight common overtime problems and have recently been the basis of increased overtime lawsuits.

Major Points Covering Federal and...

When is it time to contact an overtime attorney?

Consulting an overtime attorney is sometimes necessary because all too often we need our jobs to provide for a family, a sick relative, or some other necessity making us vulnerable to an employer who unfairly withholds validly earned wages and overtime pay. Many times it is...

Overtime Pay: Who is Supposed to Get It?

The provisions for overtime pay in the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is summarized in just a few words by the U.S. Department of Labor: “An employer who requires or permits an employee to work overtime is generally required to pay the employee premium pay for such...