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Workers in New York City Protected from Hiring Biases
Artificial Intelligence Hiring Biases in New York City Workers in New York City have a new way to fight hiring biases. Over the last decade and more, employers have been using artificial intelligence (“AI”), machine learning (“ML”) and algorithmic computer programs to make hiring decisions. Often, the result is some sort of ranking, scaling or […]
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Wage Theft and Chauffeur Drivers
Chauffeur Drivers: You have Legal Rights Are Chauffeur Drivers Employees? Despite what many believe, most chauffeur drivers and other types of common-carrier drivers are just like “regular” employees. This means that chauffeur drivers are entitled to be paid the minimum wage, entitled to be paid for “waiting time,” entitled to overtime, and entitled to keep […]
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Class Action Lawsuits Benefit Workers
Workers have Class Action Rights A class action lawsuit is a form of civil litigation where workers with similar grievances can join together and file one lawsuit instead of filing many separate lawsuits. So, suppose that Maria is a worker, and her employer has shorted her wages $100. It turns out that the same thing […]
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Colorado Employees Protected from Retaliation
Colorado Employees Colorado law continues to protect workers’ rights by adding new laws to increase the legal protection afforded to Colorado employees. Colorado recently enacted what is called Senate Bill (“S.B.”) 22-161 which substantially increases legal protections for workers in Colorado. See here for text of statute. S.B. 22-161 has many provisions and changes – […]
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Overtime Pay for Piecework
Workers paid a Piece Rate are Entitled to Overtime Pay Federal law requires employers to pay workers overtime for piecework. If you are paid by a piece rate (e.g. by the “piece” or “task completed”) you are entitled still entitled to overtime pay pursuant to federal law. Employers will often try to pay workers a […]
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New Mexico Paid Leave FAQs
FAQs and More Details on the New Mexico Paid Leave Act The New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions (the “DWS”) has issued some guidelines and information (hereinafter the “Guide”) about the New Mexico Paid Leave Act also known as the Healthy Workplaces Act (“HWA”) which became effective on July 1, 2022. We previously wrote an […]
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Employees Entitled to Back Wages in Massachusetts
Construction Workers: Massachusetts Punishes Insulation Company for Wage and Hour Violations If your employer fails to pay your wages, fails to pay proper overtime, and/or cheats you out of your earned sick and other paid days off, your employer can be punished. Your employer can be required to pay its employees all the back pay […]
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Staffing Company Pays $9.3 Million for Overtime Pay in Pennsylvania
Employees at Staffing Company are Entitled to Overtime Pay A staffing company in Philadelphia has agreed to a judgment requiring them to pay $9.3 million in back wages and overtime pay in Pennsylvania to 1,756 employees and former employees. See the press release here. The staffing company hired workers who were sent to staff jobs […]
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Drywall Installers are Employees in New Jersey
Drywall Installers are “Employees” Entitled to Overtime and Other Benefits The New Jersey Supreme Court held that a group of drywall installers are New Jersey employees entitled to overtime and other benefits under New Jersey law. One of the ways that employers engage in wage theft is to falsely misclassify workers as “independent contractors” rather […]
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New Laws Protect Tipped Workers in Pennsylvania
Can Your Employer Deduct Credit Card Fees from Tips? The Pennsylvania Department of Labor recently issued new regulations according to revised labor laws passed recently by the Pennsylvania legislature. The new laws already took effect at the beginning of August 2022 and the new regulations are effective immediately. One of the most important changes to […]
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Colorado Tip Pooling Law Requires Customer Disclosure
Do Customers Deserve Notice that a Restaurant is Pooling Tips? The answer varies by state, but for restaurants in Colorado, the answer is yes—the Colorado tip pooling law requires restaurants to notify customers of any Tip Pooling arrangements. We here at Herrmann Law, think this is a net positive for workers in Colorado and should […]
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Overtime Pay for Oilfield Workers?
Oilfield Workers are Entitled to Overtime Pay The law generally requires oilfield workers to be paid overtime wages—even if you are paid a day rate. If you work overtime in the oil and gas industry and you are getting paid “day rates,” you are probably entitled to overtime pay. This was the legal result of […]
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Wage Theft in Colorado
Punishing Wage Theft in Colorado Despite efforts to combat Wage Theft in Colorado, wage theft is still rampant in Colorado. As reported here, more than 500,000 workers in Colorado lose more than $750 million in wages, overtime, and benefits annually because of wage theft. Further, in the three years following 2017, more than 1,100 Colorado […]
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Workers Entitled to Paid Leave in Colorado
Attention Colorado Workers: PAID Health and Family Leave Law Goes Into Effect Soon. Workers are entitled to paid leave in Colorado. Under federal labor laws, workers are entitled to take a certain amount of time off of work to handle health and family care matters. Employers are NOT allowed to punish or retaliate against workers […]
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New Mexico Tip Sharing Laws for Restaurant Workers
Tips, Tip Credits, and New Mexico Tip Sharing Laws If you are a restaurant worker in New Mexico who receives tips, this article will tell you everything you need to know about tips, tip credits, and New Mexico Tip Sharing Laws. If you are a restaurant worker in New Mexico and your employer violates your […]
