Employment Law

The United States Department of Labor recently announced that it would resume issuing Opinion Letters. This move has re-invigorated criticisms, mostly those that began at the suggestion that the [...]

“What is the Family Medical Leave Act?” The Family Medical Leave Act, or as it is commonly known as “FMLA” leave, is a law entitling specifically defined employees with up to 12 weeks of [...]

“What is Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Discrimination?” Sexual Orientation Discrimination occurs in the workplace when an employee is subjected to some type of negative employment action [...]

Employing Minors This Summer? Summer is a great time of year for businesses. Employing minors for extra help is often done during the summer. If your business is in a tourism-heavy town, this is [...]

Wage Laws For Restaurant Servers A fair day’s pay for a fair day’s work is the mantra of working class America. However, what happens when you don’t receive fair pay or your employer is [...]

Victim of Sexual Harassment? You’ve probably heard about “sexual harassment” in the workplace, but far too many times this behavior goes unidentified. Since 1964, sexual harassment in the [...]

Watch Your Tips! This article is based on federal law governing the payment of wages, tips, and tip pools. The law in your state may be different from what is written in this article, which may [...]

Prospective clients are often worried about how they can afford to hire an attorney to protect their legal rights in the workplace. Fortunately, our firm represents employees almost exclusively [...]

Tips, Tip Pools, and Tip Sharing  Seriously: Can My Employer Legally Do That? If the federal minimum wage is $7.25 per hour, then how do some employers (specifically, restaurants) get away with [...]

Employers often threaten employees with counterclaims in response to an employee’s lawsuit. However, most employment laws have anti-retaliation provisions which protect an employee from [...]