Employment Law

Am I protected by my State’s Labor Laws? One reason that it is important to seek legal counsel from attorneys that are dedicated to employees’ rights, like those at Herrmann Law, is [...]

New York City “Just Cause” Termination  In mid-December 2020, the New York City Council passed a city ordinance protecting fast-food workers from being fired without cause. See news [...]

Predictive Scheduling Laws are Good for Employees Chicago’s predictive scheduling ordinance went into effect on July 1, 2020. Chicago was the latest large city to enact such legislation. So [...]

What is the ABC Test for Worker Misclassification? Over the last decade or so, courts and legislatures across the country have been adopting a more rigorous test to identify when workers can be [...]

Workers are Entitled to Statements of Their Earnings Under most state laws, workers are entitled to receive statements of their earnings. Depending on the state law, if an employer fails to [...]

Improper Deductions Aside from court-ordered and government-required deductions, employers may only deduct authorized and lawful amounts from worker paychecks. If an employer makes improper and [...]

In some states, workers who quit or who are terminated are entitled to receive payment for any and all accrued and unused vacation days. Some states, such as Colorado, specifically define paid [...]

Employers Cannot Withhold a Worker’s Final Paycheck Even if Worker is Fired  Workers have a right to be paid for the work they have done even if they are fired or quit — with or without notice. [...]

Federal Court Strikes Down DOJ’s Narrow Definition of “Joint Employer” The economic reality for many employees is that they work for more than one employer. Under long-standing [...]

Virginia Adds Teeth to its Wage Theft Law Wage theft is prohibited by federal law and several states have enacted additional state laws that are designed to further prevent and stop wage theft. [...]