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Employment Lawyer: Do Not Post On Facebook About Your Employer.

On Behalf of Brian Spitz | Dec 12, 2013 | Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Employment Discrimination, Equal Pay Act Claims, Family Medical Leave Claims, Gender Discrimination, Military Status Discrimination, National Origin Discrimination, Pregnancy Discrimination & Maternity Rights, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Retaliation, Sales Commission Disputes, Sexual Harassment, Wage: Minimum Wage, Wage: Overtime, Whistleblower Claims, Workers' Compensation Retaliation, Wrongful Termination

Employment Attorney Answers: "Can I be fired for posting on Facebook?", "Can my boss monitor my Facebook page or other social media?" The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently affirmed a lower court’s granting of summary judgment for an...

Wage & Overtime: Does iWait Time Violate FLSA?

On Behalf of Brian Spitz | Dec 11, 2013 | Wage: Minimum Wage, Wage: Overtime

Attorney Answers: "Am I entitled to overtime pay for waiting in line to start my job?" "Should my job be paying me to put on put on protective equipment?" As our wage and hour lawyers have blogged in the past, under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), employers...

The Effect Of The Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare) On The Fair Labor Standards Act

On Behalf of Brian Spitz | Nov 18, 2013 | Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Gender Discrimination, LGBTQ Discrimination, Military Status Discrimination, National Origin Discrimination, Pregnancy Discrimination & Maternity Rights, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Wage: Minimum Wage, Wage: Overtime

Likely unknown to most individuals, the Affordable Care Act not only changed employees’ rights regarding access to health insurance, but has also given them added rights and protections under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). Here are a few examples:...

Why It Is Always Important To Learn Your Employment Rights From An Attorney

On Behalf of Brian Spitz | Nov 15, 2013 | Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Family Medical Leave Claims, Gender Discrimination, LGBTQ Discrimination, Military Status Discrimination, National Origin Discrimination, Pregnancy Discrimination & Maternity Rights, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Retaliation, Sexual Harassment, Wage: Minimum Wage, Wage: Overtime, Whistleblower Claims, Workers' Compensation Retaliation

Sometimes our judicial system gives us legal outcomes that just make you laugh…or cry, depending on your point of view. This case illustrates one such example. About two years ago, activists who were part of the Occupy movement at the University of California, were...

Do In-Home Caregivers Have Minimum Wage & Overtime Rights?

On Behalf of Brian Spitz | Nov 13, 2013 | Wage: Minimum Wage, Wage: Overtime

An employee recently posted this question to our wage and hour attorneys: “As an in-home caregiver, should I be getting paid overtime and/or minimum wage?” The Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) requires that employers pay their employees at a rate equal to or greater...

Overtime Wage & Hour: When Do I Get Time And A Half? Here Is An Example

On Behalf of Brian Spitz | Nov 11, 2013 | Wage: Minimum Wage, Wage: Overtime

The Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) requires that employers pay all employees, with few exceptions, at a rate equal to or greater than the federal minimum wage. Additionally, the FLSA requires employers to pay most employees time-and-a-half for any hours worked...

Overtime Wage & Hour: Employer Convicted of Felony for Deception in Connection with FLSA Violations

On Behalf of Brian Spitz | Nov 6, 2013 | Wage: Minimum Wage, Wage: Overtime

The Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) requires that employers pay their employees at a rate equal to or greater than the federal minimum wage. Additionally, the FLSA requires employers to pay most employees time-and-a-half for any hours worked beyond 40 hours per...

Overtime Wages: $1.47M Settlement Is Another Warning To Employers

On Behalf of Brian Spitz | Nov 5, 2013 | Wage: Minimum Wage, Wage: Overtime

Agilysys, a California software company, thought it could avoid paying its employees overtime by incorrectly classifying them as exempt. The employees disagreed with Agilysys, called qualified wage and hour lawyers, and filed suit. In Jones et al v. Agilysys, Inc....

Get An Employment Lawyer: The Law Does Not Give-Do Overs

On Behalf of Brian Spitz | Oct 28, 2013 | Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Family Medical Leave Claims, Gender Discrimination, LGBTQ Discrimination, Military Status Discrimination, National Origin Discrimination, Non-Competition Disputes, Pregnancy Discrimination & Maternity Rights, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Wage: Minimum Wage, Wage: Overtime, Whistleblower Claims, Workers' Compensation Retaliation

We got a call from a potential client a few weeks back. Without going into the specifics of the case, there was clear discrimination that lead to a wrongful termination. As our employment discrimination lawyers do with ever potential client, we spend a lot of time...

Wage & Hour: Class Action Settles for $14M For Overtime Violations

On Behalf of Brian Spitz | Oct 10, 2013 | Wage: Minimum Wage, Wage: Overtime

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