The Fair Labor Standards Act requires employers to pay overtime to workers for all hours worked over 40 in one workweek. But if the worker falls into an exempt category – for instance, seamen – the employer does...
The maritime job titles vary, but one thing is certain: Tankermen, oil rig workers, stevedores, shipyard workers, dockyard workers, wharfies, longshoreman, oil rig employees and other maritime employees are often misclassified as “Seaman” under the FLSA. This may affect your rights to overtime...
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 laws. A new focus...
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 to.
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 refuse to issue...
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 life in...
