Overtime – General
Do Start Ups Need To Pay Their Employees Overtime Compensation?
The combination of the sluggish economy and advances in technology has led to an increase in the number of “start-ups” – new entrepreneurial ventures that are often started with little capital. Start-ups face certain unique employment law issues. Even though they may start out too small to be regulated by all state or federal labor…
Read MoreHow Does A Natural Disaster Impact Your Take Home Pay?
What happens if you are scheduled to work and a hurricane strikes, or your office building floods, or the weather prevents you from getting to work? Are you entitled to be paid when a natural disaster keeps you from putting in the hours planned? A lot of that depends on whether you are considered an…
Read MoreOvertime Pay Lawsuits On The Rise
A new lawsuit alleging violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (the “FLSA”), including the failure to pay required overtime compensation has been filed by two Charlotte bankers. The wage and hour lawsuit alleges that the bankers were required to work overtime hours in order to meet quotas, but were not paid for their time. The FLSA…
Read MoreEmployee Misclassification Common Violation Of FLSA
A high-end childcare center has been found in violation of federal overtime compensation laws. According to news reports, Crème de la Crème, has been ordered to pay back wages to more than 350 current and formers workers based on violations of federal overtime policy and record keeping. Crème de law Crème operates day car centers…
Read MoreFemale Workers Face Challenges From Over And Under Employment
A recent Op Ed piece in the New York Times raises an interesting point – although high earning women and low wage earning women seem to have different problems, the issues they face as the result of the way the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is currently written are very similar. A main issue is that women…
Read MoreEmployers Must Pay Workers Overtime, Regardless Of Citizenship Status
A recent overtime lawsuit from New York emphasized the fact that citizenship status does not affect whether workers are protected by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and entitled to overtime pay. The case looked at whether it’s okay to pay workers a set rate per day, rather than an hourly rate. The answer depends in part…
Read MoreOvertime Lawsuits On The Rise
Since the height of the recession in 2008, millions of workers have been laid off, forced to work longer hours and many have received less pay. Now workers are striking back in court. According to a recent overtime lawsuit article, there has been a dramatic increase is workers suing employers pursuant to both federal and…
Read MoreAppeals Court Determines Police Sergeants And First-Responders Entitled To Overtime Pay in Edward Mullins et al v. City of New York
In a precedent setting wage and hour case, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2d District determined that New York City police department sergeants were entitled to overtime pay. In Edward Mullins et al v. City of New York the court evaluated whether the sergeants had been misclassified as “exempt” by the department in violation of the Fair…
Read MoreStaffing Agency May Be Required To Pay Overtime
Is a staffing agency required to pay overtime? Yes. According to a recent case, if you are entitled to overtime pay, it may be a violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act if a staffing agency does not pay you all the compensation you are entitled to. In the staffing agency case, a hotel and restaurant company named…
Read MoreDick’s Sporting Goods Settles Wage And Hour Violation Case For $15 Million
Dick’s Sporting Goods has agreed to pay current and former employees $15 million to settle a federal wage and hour lawsuit. Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), one of the oldest federal employment laws, most workers are entitled to minimum wage, currently $7.25/hour in most states, and overtime. The overtime laws provide that all employees who are…
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