Wage and Hour Claims
Underreporting of Time Not An Excuse To Violate the FLSA
Pursuant to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) generally employers must pay all non-exempt workers overtime compensation at a rate of time and a half for all times their standard rate of pay for all time worked in excess of forty hours in a work week. Employers are not allowed to use the excuse that…
Read MoreWage and Hour Considerations During The Holiday Season
If you work during the holiday season, and work on the holidays themselves, several different factors may affect your take home pay. For example, holidays often provide extra opportunities to work overtime. Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) non-exempt employees who work more than 40 hours in any work week must be paid at…
Read MoreNCAA Sued For Wage Violations
A new wage and hour lawsuit has been filed against the NCAA asserting violations of the Fair Labor Standard’s Act (FLSA) minimum wage provision. The lawsuit, which was filed in the U.S. District Court in Indianapolis by a former soccer player, alleges that student athletes should be considered “temporary employees” of Division I schools, similar…
Read MoreWage and Hour Questions Prevalent In Health Care Industry
Federal labor law (the Fair Labor Standards Act – FLSA), provides many protections for the vast majority of this country’s workers. Pursuant to the FLSA, workers must be paid at least minimum wage and all non-exempt workers are entitled to overtime compensation at a rate of one and one-times their standard rate of pay. Although…
Read MoreWage Theft Has Cost Low Income Workers Billions In Compensation
NBC News reports that wage theft is costing low wage earners literally billions in lost compensation. According to an analysis published by the Economic Policy Institute, close to $1 billion was recovered in 2012 on behalf of workers for Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) violations – such as being paid less than minimum wage or…
Read MoreCheerleaders Win Wage Theft Lawsuit
The Oakland Raiders cheerleaders – The Raiderettes – have just settled their wage and hour lawsuit against the team. The minimum wage and overtime lawsuit asserted that the Oakland Raiders violated labor laws in several ways, including the failure to pay minimum wage and overtime compensation as required by law. Pursuant to the Fair Labor…
Read More$4.2M Settlement in Wage and Hour Lawsuit
Financial services group Morgan Stanley has reached a nearly $5M settlement with its client services group concerning its alleged failure to pay workers overtime compensation. According to reports, the class action wage and hour lawsuit was filed on behalf of more than 800 current and former client associates. The associates were non-exempt employees, and hence…
Read MoreWage and Hour Lawsuits May Affect Tipped Employee Compensation
Two wage and hour lawsuits are making their way through the court system that could have a large impact on how tipped employees are paid. Pursuant to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), employers may pay certain types of workers (such as waiters and waitresses) less than minimum wage. The law presumes that the amount…
Read MoreLinkedIn Settles Wage and Hour Lawsuit
The professional networking site LinkedIn has just agreed to pay $6 million in back wages and damages in a wage and hour lawsuit. More than 350 current and former employees sued the company alleging that it failed to pay workers the overtime compensation they deserved. According to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), all non-exempt…
Read MoreCostly Wage And Hour Mistakes
A recent article looked at the top wage and hour mistakes employers make when paying employees. These mistakes may constitute costly Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) violation and entitle you to back wages and damages. If you believe that your employer has been committing one of these errors and has unfairly deprived you of wages,…
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