I Did Not Get My Overtime Pay: What Should I Do?
Overtime Pay Guaranteed by Federal Law As a general rule, employers are lawfully required to pay all employees overtime pay, unless an employer can prove a certain employee is exempt. If your [...]
Employer’s Good Faith Defense Fails
“Good Faith” Defense to Wage and Overtime Claims All employees have a right to be paid for the work they do and are entitled to the protections of all state and federal labor laws. [...]
Working for Two Employers
Federal Court Strikes Down DOJ’s Narrow Definition of “Joint Employer” The economic reality for many employees is that they work for more than one employer. Under long-standing [...]
Salary Threshold for Overtime Exemption
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 [...]
The ABC Test is a Win for Employees
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 [...]
Waitr Lawsuit
Food Delivery Company Faces Wage and Hour Lawsuit The popular food delivery app company, Waitr, currently faces a lawsuit initiated by drivers who claim that they are not being paid all of their [...]
Overtime Violations at Produce Company
A leading marketer of fresh citrus and avocados in the United States, Sundance Natural Food Company, was recently required to pay back wages to its workers for unpaid overtime for overtime [...]
