Can My Employer Force Me to Work Overtime?

Mandatory overtime laws are not covered in the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) which was enacted to provide standards for minimum wage and overtime pay. Mandatory overtime laws and regulations do, however, exist in some states to protect employees in...

Virginia Labor Laws are, in fact, the same as those under the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Like many other states, Virginia labor laws do not regulate or define benefits packages, vacation days, rest breaks or meal periods. Furthermore there are no restrictions on how long an employee may be required to work...

An overtime law firm represents those individuals who have been denied “fair pay” as defined by federal and state wage and hour laws. Wage and hour laws are complicated and fluctuate from state to state which is one reason many employers are not paying their employees appropriately.

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The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) commonly known as the Fair Labor Act was originally enacted in 1938 and revised in 2004 in order to ensure that American workers receive fair pay for their labor. For most workers, the FLSA overtime laws are fairly simple: Employees that meet all of the exemption criteria are paid...

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 of technologies and job functions, and what a lot...

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 for minimum wage, child labor, and overtime pay. New...

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 and Hour Compliance. NJ labor laws were created to...

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 national and state labor laws which govern employers and...

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 California, you can still be entitled to overtime even...

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 overtime pay, contact an overtime lawyer at the Lore Law Firm. They are available...