Wage Law

Federal Overtime and Wage Laws Must be Honored Even for “Illegal” Businesses  In another win for workers across the country, a federal Court of Appeals recently held that ALL workers are entitled [...]

No Such Thing as “De Minimis” Work: All Work is Work and Workers Deserve to be Paid  We here at Herrmann Law fight for the rights of workers. We believe that all workers have a right [...]

Like most addictions, the addiction to arbitration is expensive. Often touted by defense lawyers and business advocates as a less expensive, more efficient alternative to the court system, [...]

As of July 1, 2019, Employers in Minnesota are now required to follow civil provisions in Minnesota’s Wage Theft Statute. We previously wrote about Minnesota’s new Wage Law here. While these [...]

The State of Texas does not require private employers to provide paid sick leave to any employee. In three Texas cities, however, recent ordinances have been passed that will require almost all [...]

Minnesota’s legislature recently passed the Jobs and Economic Development Omnibus Bill, which became effective as of July 1, 2019. The bill alters existing state laws and creates both civil and [...]

One of the most hotly debated issues in wage and hour law is what constitutes a “living wage.” Depending on who you ask, you are likely to get a very different answer. While the minimum wage in [...]

Each year millions of workers throughout the county are victims of wage theft. To combat wage theft, several states have passed legislation that supplement federal law to strengthen workers’ [...]

Under the Obama administration, the minimum salary threshold for salary exempt employees increased to $47,476. However, the increase was short-lived when a Court overruled the Obama- rule in [...]

May 1 marked International Workers’ Day. While the event was created to commemorate the Chicago workers who were killed during strikes calling for an eight-hour workday, the event is also used to [...]