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Improper Deductions Aside from court-ordered and government-required deductions, employers may only deduct authorized and lawful amounts from worker paychecks. If an employer makes improper and [...]

In some states, workers who quit or who are terminated are entitled to receive payment for any and all accrued and unused vacation days. Some states, such as Colorado, specifically define paid [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

New Jersey Wage Violations Discovered The United States District Court for the District of New Jersey recently entered a judgment requiring five New Jersey gas stations to pay more than $300,000 [...]

At the end of October, 2018, a lawyer in Massachusetts filed a wage lawsuit complaint on behalf of nine workers at Happy Lamb Hot Pot in Cambridge, Massachusetts alleging that the restaurant [...]

Woman Claims Restaurant Company Violated Wage Laws A woman in Portland recently initiated legal action against the Cha Cha Cha company related to claims of gender discrimination. According the [...]

Blue Apron Wage Lawsuit  Workers have filed a class-action wage lawsuit against meal-delivery company Blue Apron alleging the company failed to pay workers for overtime. More specifically, the [...]

Restaurant Wage Theft An Oregon restaurant was recently ordered by the court to pay a million dollars to former workers for violating minimum wage laws and wrongfully withholding tips. This court [...]

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 [...]