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By now, many people have heard that the new overtime rule has been halted. The new overtime rule was set to increase the yearly salary threshold from $23,660 to $47,476. In other words, if you do [...]

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 [...]

It is difficult to ask your employer questions about your paycheck, after all employees rarely understand how their wages are calculated (i.e. tax, Medicare, and other governmental deductions) [...]

A portion of America’s workforce will undergo a major change when the Department of Labor streamlines the current rules that govern overtime exemption status.  In March, 2014, President Obama [...]

Who is Legally Entitled to a Customer Tip? Have you ever worked a service job and had an employer claim the tips belong to him or her? Whether the employer is right or wrong depends on several [...]

It is bonus time! What if I told you that receiving a bonus may increase your overtime pay? It is understandably so, that you may be wondering how a bonus can have such a significant impact on [...]

By Drew N. Herrmann* Have you ever worked at an establishment where the employer mandated that you “tip-out” a portion of your earnings to other employees? This arrangement is called a tip pool. [...]

As a general rule, all employees are required to receive overtime pay at a rate of one and one-half their regular rate of pay for hours worked over 40 in a week. I get a lot of inquires from [...]

We get a lot of calls from prospective clients regarding wage deductions from paychecks. The question is simple enough: Can an employer make wage deductions from my paycheck? However, the answer [...]

Understandably, clients are often worried about the consequences of filing a lawsuit against a current or former employer to collect overtime or unpaid wages. However, a client can find solace in [...]