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Before understanding the ins and outs of tip credits and pay violations for tipped-wage employees, lets start with the basics. The Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) requires employers to pay employees a minimum wage for all work performed in a workweek. 29 U.S.C. §...
What is a tip pool? Best Wage And Hour Lawyer Answer: A tip pool is known by a few different names, including tip sharing, tipping out, tip pooling, shared tipped jar or tip pot. Essentially, tip pooling is typically done in the service industry when the employer...
No one should go into a job interview fearing that the interviewer will ask questions about medical or disability questions. The only thing that an interview should be about is whether or not you can do the job or not. Unfortunately, there are many employer who...
What laws protect me from a hostile work environment? Best Employment Lawyer Answer: Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (“ADEA”), and state law (such as Ohio’s Revised Code §...
What law protects workers from being locked in or restrained by employers? Best Employment Lawyer Answer: There are two laws that protect employees from being unlawfully restrained or imprisoned by a manager. First, we look to Ohio R.C. § 2905.03, which is a criminal...
A recently settled lawsuit filed against Saint Clare’s Health, a division of Prime Healthcare Services, provides us the opportunity to discuss disability rights for individuals who have accepted a job offer but not yet started. In this case, Saint Clare’s Health hired...
One of my daughter’s favorite things about going to Costco is the free samples. (I have to admit that I enjoy it too). Most people don’t realize that people giving samples don’t work for Costco – unless you try to ask them where some product that is unrelated to the...
What laws protect military members in civilian jobs? Best Civilian Employment Lawyer Answer: The federal Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (“USERRA”) provides certain rights to military service members and veterans in their civil jobs,...
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is the federal law that protects individuals from discrimination and harassment “because of such individual’s race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.” In Bostock v. Clayton Cnty., 140 S. Ct. 1731, 1754 (2020), the...
Best Ohio Employment Discrimination Attorney Answer: Can my employer discriminate against me for my hair? Can my boss force me to cut my hair? Can my employer fire me for refusing to cut my hair? Is it race discrimination if my employer makes fun of my hair?...
Unfortunately, given the state of the world, more and more employees are facing a mental health crisis. These mental health issues are only further compounded based on fears of discrimination at work or what would happen if you needed time off for treatment. What laws...
Why do employers keep screwing with our troops? They protect us and put their lives on the line to make sure our freedoms and way of life are secure. The very least we can do is make sure that their jobs are secure when they return home. What is the Escalator...
It is very rare that defense attorneys share their total fees and costs publicly. Indeed, you will not likely find many defense attorneys promoting the total cost of defense, which is likely because a quicker settlement is typically cheaper, less intrusive into...
Today, we address an example of race discrimination that is so horrible, but is representative of the conduct of many employers subject employees to every day. What is a hostile work environment? Best Employment Discrimination Lawyer Answer: Under Title VII of the...
Here at the Spitz, The Employee’s Law Firm, our employment discrimination lawyers pride ourselves on our knowledge and application of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA). Our disability discrimination lawyers have written many fantastic blogs going...
Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) creates two interrelated substantive rights for employees who qualify under the Act. First, the FMLA provides employees with the right to take up to 12 weeks of leave (either all at the same time or intermittently) for personal...