Category: Minimum wage
Over the road, commercial truck drivers are often misclassified as an independent contractors and denied minimum wage. Transportation companies often employ drivers and make them think they are independent …
In my labor and employment practice, one big red flag for me is that a restaurant or bar is violating the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is requiring their …
On June 1, 2018, the minimum wage in the U.S. Virgin Islands increased to $10.50 per hour for all employees with the exception of tourist service and restaurant employees. …
According to the November 2009 DOL Fact Sheet #19 The Motor Carrier Exemption, employers that transport goods in small vehicles should pay their drivers overtime. If a business transports …
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals made and important ruling on October 18, 2018 in Dacar v. Saybolt L.P. For many years, employers who are sued for unpaid overtime at 1.5 …
Employers that frequently delay issuing or bouncing payroll checks are at risk of getting sued. Here are common questions employees aske each other: Is your paycheck late too? …
Liquidated damages are mandatory in overtime and minimum wage cases. The FLSA provides that an employer who violates the requirement to pay overtime compensation “shall be liable to the …
I had the chance to catch up with Myrtle Beach employment lawyer Bill Luse at the annual 2018 National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA) in Chicago. Over 500 employment lawyers …
In order to recover attorney’s fees, an employee in a minimum wage and/or overtime lawsuit need only to obtain a favorable verdict or favorable settlement. Employee in wage and …
Sometimes referred to as “Chinese Overtime” , “variable workweek” or “half-time” method, the Fluctuating Work Week (FWW) method of calculating overtime is permitted by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) …