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The Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) is a federal law protecting employees overtime and minimum wage rights, which means it does not apply to every job automatically. For a federal law to apply, your work must connect to interstate commerce in some way. That phrase...
If you’re an employee wondering, “Can my employer make me go to arbitration months after I’ve filed a lawsuit?” — you’re not alone. Many workers are shocked to learn that buried in their hiring paperwork is an arbitration agreement their employer never mentioned—until...
You know what happens when Cinderella stays too long at the ball? Midnight strikes, the magic ends, and she’s stuck walking home barefoot. Basketball still on your fingertips when the buzzer sounds? Doesn’t matter if it swishes—the shot doesn’t count. Show up one...
Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), most employees are entitled to minimum wage and overtime pay if they work more than 40 hours in a week. However, some employees are classified as “exempt” from these protections. For example, an employer might claim you are...
The Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) guarantees that most employees in the United States are entitled to minimum wage as well as overtime pay when they work more than 40 hours per week. Under the law, non-exempt employees must be paid at least time and a half for...
This is not the first time that Spitz has paid a visit to the porcelain throne to consider the law’s response to nature’s call. However there’s never an inappropriate time to use the head (on our shoulders!) and reconsider this issue. Does my employer have to make a...
To sign or not to sign—that is the question that confronts every employee facing the final act of their employment. Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to accept the severance offered and, with it, the loss of potential claims, or to take arms against the uncertainties of...
In a win for employees everywhere, in Caudle v. Hard Drive Express, Inc., the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit recently found that an employee’s complaints about unpaid reimbursements could constitute “protected activity” under the Fair Labor...
What does “employment at-will” mean? “Employment at-will” is a term used to describe a type of employment relationship where either the employer or the employee can terminate the working relationship at any time, for any reason, and without prior notice. In this...
The Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) and the Ohio Minimum Fair Wage Standards Act (“OMFWSA”) require that all covered employers pay at least the applicable minimum wage and an overtime premium of one- and one-half times the regular rate when employees work more than...