Long hours are the norm in many lines of work, including hospitality, oil field, construction, IT, food service, etc. with employees regularly clocking 60, 80, or even 100 hours per week. More shocking than the number of hours worked is the high rate of wage theft experienced by American workers in these...

As previously discussed in a prior post relating to shipyard workers employed by a Louisiana-based staffing company, pay schemes in which workers are given per diem payments that make up a significant amount of their total pay should be looked at closely to determine if they are legal.  In many instances,...

Commission Pay and Calculating Overtime Wages The question of what types of compensation must be factored into a non-exempt workers overtime pay rate is at the center of another lawsuit, only this time the key issue involves commission pay instead of bonus payments.  In a couple of earlier posts, we have discussed the similar question...

Despite its name, the Working Families Flexibility Act (H.R. 1406) is an empty promise that offers neither the flexibility nor the support that working families need. If enacted, the bill would amend a 75-year-old law, the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA), in favor of giving private sector employees who earn...

Many employers in the unconventional oil and gas extraction industry have paid employees the same way for years according to what they believe is the industry norm - whether it be day rate, hourly, piece rate or salary.  The problem being that they have not paid their non-exempt employees time and a half...