Should I be Worried About Retaliation From My Employer?
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 [...]
Paycheck Concerns? – Trust, But Verify!
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) [...]
Proposed FLSA Changes Will Help – But Can Also Hurt A Little
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 [...]
The Hidden Effects of Bonuses On An Employee’s Overtime Pay.
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 [...]
Counterintuitive? Salary Plus Overtime Pay?
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 [...]
Deductions. Deductions. Wage Deductions – What’s Legal?
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 [...]
