Don’t assume because your title includes “engineer” — or even if you have a degree in engineering – that you are not entitled to overtime …

In a case handled by attorneys at the Shavitz Law Group, Call Center Representatives recently won a major victory at the Tenth Circuit Court of …

Over the past several years, particularly during surges in COVID and COVID-related illness and hospitalizations, our nations nurses are working longer hours than ever.  Many …

Many companies treat truck drivers and delivery drivers as independent contractors and do not pay them overtime wages. In recent years, courts have held that …

Discrimination in the workplace does not always occur in the same way. While discrimination can come in more blatant forms: i.e. an employer chooses a …

Recently, there has been an important trend in employment law: some employers are no longer requiring there employees to agree to mandatory arbitration. This change …

In its last weeks, the Trump administration adopted regulations which would make it easier for workers to be classified as independent contractors.  Those regulations never …

It is common for employees to have company-issued email addresses and computers from their employers — which has especially been the case during the coronavirus …

The common misconception that all salaried employees are not eligible for overtime is a hard one to overcome. Two factors determine whether a salaried manager …

Employers typically are permitted to take a “tip-credit” for tipped employees. This allows employers to pay employees who receive tips to pay less than the …

Employees who are the victims of unfair wage practices often wonder how much they can claim in damages.  Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, which …

For tipped employees – one of the groups who have been disproportionately negatively impacted by COVID-19 remedial measure – the law surrounding what is considered …