Tip Pooling Laws
Tipped Employee and Tip Pooling Laws Tip credit and pool tips is an area of employment law that can be complicated. You have the combination of minimum wage law …
Straight time overtime lawsuits
The most common overtime lawsuits we see in our class action practice are companies that pay their employees straight-time for overtime. This means when the employees work over 40 …
Non-discretionary bonuses overtime
Failure to account for non-discretionary bonus in the calculation of weekly wages results in overtime violation.
Virgin Island minimum wage is $10.50 an hour
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. …
Truck drivers of small trucks now get overtime -FLSA 13(b)(1) Motor Carrier Exemption does not apply
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 …
Changes to Overtime Rules for White Collar Workers
Are you a white collar worker? Do you work in an office job? You may be due for a pay raise or your employer may have to start paying …
When does Fluctuating Workweek Does Not Apply?
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 …
Bounced Payroll Checks are a liability
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 in overtime cases
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 …
Fifth Circuit Reverses the Burden of Proof for Motor Carrier Act
On May 16, 2018, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals published an opinion that reverses a jury verdict for the plaintiff. Two cementer sued Crest Pumping for failing to …
Tip Pooling Laws
Tipped Employee and Tip Pooling Laws Tip credit and pool tips is an area of employment law that can be complicated. You have the combination of minimum wage law …
Straight time overtime lawsuits
The most common overtime lawsuits we see in our class action practice are companies that pay their employees straight-time for overtime. This means when the employees work over 40 …
Non-discretionary bonuses overtime
Failure to account for non-discretionary bonus in the calculation of weekly wages results in overtime violation.
Virgin Island minimum wage is $10.50 an hour
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. …
Truck drivers of small trucks now get overtime -FLSA 13(b)(1) Motor Carrier Exemption does not apply
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 …
Changes to Overtime Rules for White Collar Workers
Are you a white collar worker? Do you work in an office job? You may be due for a pay raise or your employer may have to start paying …
When does Fluctuating Workweek Does Not Apply?
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 …
Bounced Payroll Checks are a liability
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 in overtime cases
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 …
Fifth Circuit Reverses the Burden of Proof for Motor Carrier Act
On May 16, 2018, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals published an opinion that reverses a jury verdict for the plaintiff. Two cementer sued Crest Pumping for failing to …