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Why Can My Job Fire Me? Understanding “Employment At-Will”

by Brian Spitz | Jul 4, 2024 | Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Family Medical Leave Claims, Federal Law Update, Gender Discrimination, Gender Identity Discrimination, Military Status Discrimination, National Origin Discrimination, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Retaliation, Sexual Harassment, Sexual Orientation Discrimination, Wage: Minimum Wage, Wage: Overtime, Whistleblower Claims, Workers' Compensation Retaliation, Wrongful Termination

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...

Are Nannies, Butlers & Maids Entitled To Overtime Pay?

by Brian Spitz | Jun 20, 2024 | Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Federal Law Update, Wage: Overtime

For the most part, the answer to whether domestic employees are entitled to overtime is yes. However, there is an exception to when the nanny, butler, maid, or other domestic employee resides in the same house where they work. Let’s step back for a moment. The Fair...

Fair Wage Alert: How Your Minimum Salary is Changing

by Christopher Wido | Apr 30, 2024 | Employment Law, Federal Law Update, Wage: Minimum Wage, Wage: Overtime

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...

How Are Work Arbitration Agreements Enforced?

by Brian Spitz | Mar 21, 2024 | Employment Law, Federal Law Update, Wage: Minimum Wage, Wage: Overtime, Wage: Tipped Employees, Wrongful Termination

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 out of them. (See Arbitration Agreements Are Bad For Employees; Am...

No Soup For You!

by Taurean Shattuck | Feb 27, 2024 | Employment Law, Sales Commission Disputes, Wage: Minimum Wage, Wage: Overtime, Wage: Tipped Employees

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 people meet to eat.” Unfortunately, according to a recent lawsuit...

Employers Will Try Everything To Get Into Arbitration

by Brian Spitz | Aug 24, 2023 | Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Federal Law Update, Wage: Overtime

Ah, arbitration agreements. These legal novelties often come cloaked in fine print, making them as noticeable as a chameleon in a garden. In the age-old struggle between employees and employers, the employers will do anything to prevent employees from having their day...

Bad Pennies Turn Up In FLSA Wage Case

by Brian Spitz | Jun 30, 2023 | Employment Law, Federal Law Update, Retaliation, Wage: Minimum Wage, Wage: Overtime, Wrongful Termination

There are a lot of proverbs and sayings about pennies. Toss a penny into a well for a wish. Offer someone a penny for their thoughts. A penny saved is a penny earned. In February of 2022, our wage and hour attorneys reported on the story of Miles Walker, an angry boss...

Can My Job Cut My Regular Pay Rate To Avoid Paying Overtime?

by | Jun 6, 2023 | Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Federal Law Update, Wage: Overtime

Not a chance. Picture this, you are working 40 hours per week at your job making $13.00 per hour. Your boss says that they need you to work 60 hours per week temporarily. This sounds good to you. You have the time and could use the extra time-and-a-half overtime...

The Cautionary Tale Of A Good Employment Case

by Brian Spitz | Jun 2, 2023 | Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Equal Pay Act Claims, Family Medical Leave Claims, Federal Law Update, Gender Discrimination, Gender Identity Discrimination, Military Status Discrimination, National Origin Discrimination, Non-Competition Disputes, Pregnancy Discrimination & Maternity Rights, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Retaliation, Sales Commission Disputes, Sexual Harassment, Sexual Orientation Discrimination, Wage: Minimum Wage, Wage: Overtime, Wage: Tipped Employees, Whistleblower Claims, Workers' Compensation Retaliation, Wrongful Termination

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 plaintiff-employee can claim the win by settling the case. The trick is to...

Most But Not All Employees Are Entitled To Overtime

by Christopher Wido | May 31, 2023 | Wage: Minimum Wage, Wage: Overtime

The Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) and the Ohio Minimum Fair Wage Standards Act (“OMFWSA”) are important laws that protect workers’ right to be paid premium compensation (time and one-half) for overtime work. However, not all employees are covered by these laws....

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