Workers Combating Off-the-Clock Violations
Workers such as those in the recent wage and hour Starbucks case, are combating off the clock violations. The body of law that protects employees from working off the clock is a federal law [...]
Is Your Employer Violating Wage and Hour Laws?
The United States Department of Labor recently announced a fine against Sea Island Acquisitions LLC because the company violated several important elements of the Fair Labor Standards Act. In a [...]
Tip Theft. Does your employer require you to pay for cash shortages? Don’t.
Tip Theft. Does your employer require you to pay for cash shortages? Don’t. What’s worse than getting stiffed on a tip? Getting stiffed on a tab. Have you ever worked in a restaurant where they [...]
Raise the Wage! Fast-Food Workers’ Lawsuit is Revived.
The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled to overturn a 2017 lower court decision that dismissed a lawsuit alleging Alabama had violated equal protection laws by passing a state law [...]
Legislature Blocks Washington D.C. from Raising Restaurant Worker Wages
Representatives in Washington D.C. recently introduced an amendment to 2019 legislation which would block the city’s District of Columbia Minimum Wage Amendment Act of 2017 (also known as [...]
