Working in the retail industry is hard and often, requires that retail managers work long hours on their feet performing physical work and providing customer service. The job can be stressful and exhausting. Unfortunately, many retail managers are not paid overtime wages if they work more than 40 hours a week. Retailer Employers try to …Read More
Did You know that a California Law requires that employers provide all working employees with suitable seats when the nature of their work reasonably permits the use of seats? And, that companies have paid millions of dollars in litigation to employees for violating this law? California employers to often rely on the fact that their …Read More
Despite equal pay and gender discrimination laws in place to protect women and ensure pay equality, companies continually and unlawfully pay men more than women for equal work and do not provide women with the same career advancement opportunities for promotion as men. With the recent spark of the #MeToo movement, we have learned how …Read More
Many California employees incur expenses on behalf of their employers for which they are not reimbursed. The state of California is protecting employees from having to shoulder their employers’ work-related expenses. California Labor Code Section 2802 requires employers to reimburse employees for all necessary expenses or losses the employees incur as a direct result of …Read More
On May 17, 2016, the United States Labor Department announced a significant change in overtime regulations for salaried employees. The new rule makes many more salaried workers entitled to overtime. Under the new rule, if you are a salaried worker making less than $47,500 per year, you will be entitled to overtime for those hours …Read More
The Fair Labor Standards Act is the statute that protects employee wage and hour rights such as overtime pay and minimum wage pay. Collective action lawsuits are similar to class action lawsuits and are filed in Federal Court. A collective action lawsuit can be best summarized as a legal action, by multiple similarly situated employees, …Read More
The overtime rights of employees in the State of Florida are governed by the federal overtime law, known as the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). Under the FLSA, employers in Florida must pay eligible employees time-and-half for their overtime hours worked. “Overtime” is defined as any time worked over 40 hours in a workweek. Under …Read More
While most employees are entitled to overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA’s), there are exceptions, known as “exemptions”. One such exemption is the administrative exemption. An employee who satisfies the requirements for this exemption need not receive overtime for hours worked over 40 in a work week. To be covered by the administrative …Read More
Prison Workers Are Protected by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Prison workers – that is corrections officers, jailers, and other staff – may be entitled to overtime. If a prison facility is run privately or by a public entity other than the state or a subdivision thereof (e.g. a municipal jail), then the workers …Read More
Many employers require employees to undergo security checks before leaving the work premises (including before leaving the premises for meal breaks). Some employers also require security checks before an employee commences work. For example, in the retail context, such security checks may include inspecting the employee’s personal affects, such as purses and backpacks. Other employers …Read More
