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Understanding Federal Wage and Hour Law: How to Win Your Back Overtime Wages Case As an employee, it’s essential to understand your rights and protections under the federal wage and hour [...]

Are you paid a day-rate or paid a salary and putting in long hours but not receiving overtime pay? Don’t be fooled! Just because you are paid a day-rate or a salary doesn’t [...]

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 [...]

Federal Law Protects Workers’ Wages Several thousand current and former Pizza Hut delivery drivers are now scheduled to receive compensation after a Wisconsin division of the company agreed [...]

Violations of Wage Laws A three-judge panel for the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently considered whether McDonald’s should be held liable for violations of wage laws. McDonald’s workers [...]

Violations of Wage Laws  In September 2018, the California Labor Commissioner’s Office fined six contractors a total of $573,704 for violations of wage laws after learning about a scheme in which [...]

Washington’s Attorney General recently announced that in lieu of a lawsuit, several large fast-food corporations will discontinue nationwide practices that restrict worker mobility and decrease [...]

It is a common misconception that salaried employees cannot receive overtime pay. In fact, many people wrongfully believe that they are put on salary so that their employers can ask them to work [...]

As a chauffeur driver, you know how hard you work and how many hours you put in – all to earn a fair day’s pay for an honest day’s work. However, have you ever wondered exactly what it means to [...]

By now, many people have heard that the new overtime rule has been halted. The new overtime rule was set to increase the yearly salary threshold from $23,660 to $47,476. In other words, if you do [...]