Overtime Law

Drive Time to Your First Job: Is It Paid? You make three calls from your kitchen table at 7 a.m., line up the day’s stops, then drive forty minutes to the first one. Your timesheet starts when [...]

Tip Credit Notice: No Warning Means Full Minimum Wage Your check says $2.13 an hour. Nobody ever explained why. No manager sat you down at hire, no one handed you anything to read, and the number [...]

Tip Pooling Before Open: Who Legally Shares Your Tips? Every shift, your restaurant takes a cut of your sales out of your tips. Call it a tip share, a tip-out, or a pool: money you earned at your [...]

Don’t let your employer fund payroll with your tips. Let’s discuss who can be paid from a tip pool—and why employers must prove it’s legal. 1) The burden is on the employer—period. If your tips [...]

Understanding Non-Tipped Side Work Laws as a Server For servers working in restaurants across the United States, understanding the legalities surrounding non-tipped side work is crucial. This [...]

Introduction: Misclassification in the Medical Courier Industry In the demanding world of medical deliveries, many drivers find themselves trapped in a system that denies them their rightful [...]

Restaurants and Tip Credit Exploitation: A Growing Concern The hospitality industry is notorious for taking advantage of their staff, and one area where restaurants most often exploit their [...]

What Every Server and Bartender Should Know About FLSA Side Work Laws For servers, bartenders, and the broader restaurant community, ‘side work’ is a familiar term. It encompasses [...]

Misclassification of Courier Drivers: Uncover Your Rights to Unpaid Wages If you’re a courier driver in the fast-paced world of medical supply delivery or on-demand delivery services, you [...]

Being a salaried employee doesn’t always mean that you’re exempt from overtime pay. This is a common misconception among workers across the country, leading to countless cases of [...]