Wage Law

Wage Theft is Big Business for Employers As reported here by Forbes, the Economic Policy Institute reported the result of a study showing that, from 2017 to 2020, workers were able to recover $3 [...]

Workers File Class Action Lawsuit Following Kronos Ransomware Attack As we discussed in a prior post (here), the company that sells time-keeping and payroll software called “Kronos” suffered a [...]

Pay Transparency Laws Pay transparency is another worker protection that is being provided in states and jurisdictions across the country. In general, pay transparency requires employers to [...]

Notice of Layoff Under the WARN Act Under federal labor law, employers who are anticipating a plant closure or a mass layoff of workers must provide a notice under the federal Worker Adjustment [...]

Protections for Pregnant and Nursing Mothers Workers have many protections under federal and state labor laws. These include rights and protections that are specifically aimed at pregnant and [...]

Nevada Paid Sick Leave Nevada became the second state in the country to pass mandatory paid time off laws. Nevada sick pay regulations require employers to allow workers to use earned sick leave [...]

Federal Law Requires Payment of Wages and Overtime In general, employees must be paid on or before each scheduled payday for the work that they have done. Federal and state law requires employers [...]

Unlawful Retaliation Workers have the right to be paid a fair day’s wage for a fair day’s work and they also have the right to complain about not being paid. When workers do complain, employers [...]

The Tip Credit  When an employer relies on a worker’s tips to meet its obligations to pay the minimum wage, this is called taking a “tip credit.” The maximum credit an employer can take [...]

Texas Court Says Wage Fixing is a Crime  In another huge victory for workers, a federal court sitting in Texas has recently held that wage-fixing is a violation of federal antitrust laws and that [...]