FLSA Overtime

Q: I am having some overtime pay problems at work and did a Google search. I keep running across
the term “FLSA Overtime.”  What is FLSA and what does it have to do with overtime?

FLSA overtime refers to the Fair Labor Standards Act, and it is the basis of all...

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Overtime Pay Problems

Overtime Pay Problems Described If any of the following overtime pay problems describe your situation, you may be able to reclaim your overtime pay plus penalties equal to twice the amount of the overtime pay owed to you. If your situation is like one of those listed below, please fill out our Online Case...
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Overtime Lawsuit

A Change in your Job Duties May Change your Overtime Exemption Status An overtime lawsuit is often a class action suit in which a group of employees sue their employer for violations of federal and state overtime laws.  These kinds of lawsuits regarding overtime are occurring today more than any other time in...
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Fair Labor Act

The Changing Face of the American Workplace: Should You Be Getting Overtime Pay? Though the concept of protecting the American worker’s right to be paid for all work accomplished on behalf of an employer by way of the Fair Labor Act is fairly simple, the implementation of such an ideal has proven to be complicated. Enacted...
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NY Labor Laws

New York First to Protect Domestic Workers with Extended Labor Laws NY labor laws are stepping it up, raising the bar for other states in the protection of their domestic workers.  The new Domestic Workers’ Bill of Rights was signed by Governor David Patterson on August 31, 2010, and has become effective as of...
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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 case examples which involve law suits directly related with labor...
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