FLSA
What labor laws apply if you’re a seasonal employee?
With the holiday season nearly upon us, many retailers and other businesses are gearing up for the rush by hiring seasonal employees. Many times, these are temporary positions, and employers/employees may not be aware of the various wage and hour claims that may arise. For example, it’s important to ensure your classification is correct, whether…
Read MoreAgricultural Workers May be Entitled To Overtime Pay
In a recent wage and hour dispute, the Northern District of Georgia awarded current and former farmworkers nearly $1.5 million in back wages and damages. The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) complaint asserted that a Glennville onion grower, packer, and shipper violated federal wage law. The FLSA provides that all non-exempt workers be paid at least…
Read MoreFederal Court approves class certification for delivery drivers
A South Carolina federal judge just approved class certification for a group of pizza delivery drivers who asserted that their employer, Papa John’s, violated the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The complaint alleges that several franchises violated their rights by systematically failing to adequately pay for driving costs. The violations stem from the rate at…
Read MoreA Brief Overview of Georgia’s Overtime Laws
In 1938, Congress passed the Fair Labor Standards Act, which would go on to become the foundation for the relationship between employers and employees that we still adhere to today. Perhaps the most well-known provision of this law pertains to work hours and how they could make an employee eligible to receive overtime pay. While…
Read MoreDOL signals it may seek to increase the FLSA’s salary threshold
After implementation of the new Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) regulations were put on hold last year, many employers and employees were left wondering whether the changes would ultimately take effect. The changes would have increased the salary threshold to be considered exempt from $23,660 to $47,476, thereby allowing potentially millions more workers to qualify…
Read MoreAre employers required to share tips?
Recently, the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals determined that employers are not required to share tips with employees as long as those employees are paid at least minimum wage. In that case, a woman worked as a caterer, earning $12/hour straight time and $18/hour overtime. At the end of her shift, she received tips from…
Read MoreCommon FLSA Questions
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is a very long and detailed law that provides employees several different and significant protections including earning at least federal minimum wage and for non-exempt workers, and earning overtime compensation for hours worked over 40 in any one work week. As an Atlanta wage and hour law firm, our…
Read MoreWhat is a “joint employer”?
What constitutes a “joint employer?” If you ask most workers who their employer is, the answer is simple. Typically, it’s the head of the firm, or the boss that signs your paycheck. However, in other situations, particularly in large organizations or construction settings, where an owner may contract with one party, and that party subcontracts…
Read MoreNew Bill May Encourage Employees to Take Paid Time Off Instead of Receiving Overtime Pay
Congress has just passed a bill that would give non-exempt employees the options of choosing to receive either overtime compensation, paid at the rate of one and one-half an employee’s standard rate of pay or to allow those employees to use the time as paid time off. Called the Working Families Flexibility Act, the bill…
Read MoreDisney to Pay Millions in Wage and Hour Dispute
According to reports, the Walt Disney Company has agreed to settle a wage and hour lawsuit for $3.8 Million. The FLSA lawsuit was brought by the federal government on behalf of hotel and time share resort workers alleging that the company violated numerous provisions, including failing to pay minimum wage, overtime compensation, and improper record…
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