Employment Law

Protections for Pregnant and Nursing Mothers Workers have many protections under federal and state labor laws. These include rights and protections that are specifically aimed at pregnant and [...]

Nevada Paid Sick Leave Nevada became the second state in the country to pass mandatory paid time off laws. Nevada sick pay regulations require employers to allow workers to use earned sick leave [...]

Federal Law Requires Payment of Wages and Overtime In general, employees must be paid on or before each scheduled payday for the work that they have done. Federal and state law requires employers [...]

Unlawful Retaliation Workers have the right to be paid a fair day’s wage for a fair day’s work and they also have the right to complain about not being paid. When workers do complain, employers [...]

The Tip Credit  When an employer relies on a worker’s tips to meet its obligations to pay the minimum wage, this is called taking a “tip credit.” The maximum credit an employer can take [...]

Texas Court Says Wage Fixing is a Crime  In another huge victory for workers, a federal court sitting in Texas has recently held that wage-fixing is a violation of federal antitrust laws and that [...]

Pennsylvania Invalidates “No-Hire” Agreement  In another win for employees, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently struck down a “no-hire” agreement between two unrelated [...]

Flying Time is Paid Time Says Washington State Court  A Washington State court has recently held that employees who are engaged in travel for work-related business must be paid for ALL hours [...]

New York City Passes Gig Worker Protection Laws On September 23, 2021, New York City passed a package of city laws aimed at protecting the City’s “gig economy” workers, [...]

Salaried-Exempt from Overtime? A federal court of appeals recently issued an opinion holding that, if an employee is paid a day rate (i.e. paid “by-the-day”) that employee is not [...]