Can My Job Retaliate For Pay Violation Complaints?
The Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) is the federal law that requires employers to pay non-exempt employees minimum wage and overtime at time and a half the regular rate. Today, our wage and hour...
View ArticleThere’s $4 Billion In Overtime Wage Theft Every Year – How Much Of That Is Yours
Let’s look at a recent article from CBS News: Companies Save Billions Of Dollars By Giving Employees Fake “Manager” Titles, Study Shows. The article is a summary of a report generated by researchers...
View ArticleHow Does Suing John Does Work?
Our wage and hour lawyers have addressed the various right that employees have against wage theft under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). The FLSA is a federal law that sets minimum wage,...
View ArticleIt’s Critical To Hire Good Attorneys And Tell Them Everything
The recent case of Bradley v. Dhybrid Systems, LLC, No. 21-4047, 2023 WL 1978683, at *1 (10th Cir. Feb. 14, 2023) provides a cautionary tale to both employers and employees regarding how to properly...
View ArticleAm I An Independent Contractor Or Employee Under The FLSA?
Why is the difference between being an employee or an independent contractor important under the FLSA? The distinction between being an employee and an independent contractor is important under the...
View ArticleDon’t Count On Judges To Do What You Expect
Sometimes, no matter what you do; no matter what evidence you present; no matter what the law says – a judge is going to do whatever the judge wants to do. A good example of this proposition is found...
View ArticleSixth Circuit Tries To Help Employers Hide Wage Theft – Will It Backfire?
As our overtime lawyers have blogged before, wage theft is an endemic problem in the United States. While some forms of wage theft might be obvious, most of the time it is insidious, or worse,...
View ArticleThe Cautionary Tale Of A Good Employment Case
As my good friend, Kenny Rodgers, once said, “You’ve got to know when to hold ‘em, know when to fold ‘em, Know when to walk away, know when to run.” There comes a time in most every case when a...
View ArticleNo Soup For You!
Corky and Lenny’s was a staple restaurant on Cleveland’s east side. The Jewish deli in Woodmere, Ohio was known for its delicious food, such as its Matzoh ball soup, and living up to its motto, “where...
View ArticleHow Are Work Arbitration Agreements Enforced?
Over the past week, our wrongful termination and employment discrimination attorneys have blogged about the problems that arbitration agreements cause for employees and possible ways to fight your way...
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