Quantcast
Channel: Employment Law Blog | Burg Simpson » For Employees – Wage & Hour
Browsing all 10 articles
Browse latest View live

What do you think?

In my practice, I am seeing a sharp rise in complaints about employers not paying for overtime and sometimes not paying at all for time spent on the job. Is this something you are experiencing? If so,...

View Article



Workers short changed

The Department of Labor is reporting a sharp spike in the number of wage and hour claims filed in 2012 by workers who have not been paid for all time worked. Several different things may explain why...

View Article

Compensable time or not?

Many employers have questions about whether certain time worked by the non-exempt employee is compensable or not. Rule of Thumb – if the employee is doing any kind of business for the employer, then...

View Article

Myths about the FLSA

The Fair Labor Standards Act establishes standards for minimum wage, overtime and other issues affecting covered, non-exempt workers. Congress adopted this law to ensure reasonable wage and fair...

View Article

Even interns may be entitled to be paid

According to the United States Department of Labor, interns – traditionally unpaid students or volunteers – may be entitled to receive minimum wage and overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act for...

View Article


Rite-Aid Settles Fair Labor Standards Overtime Case

Recently, national pharmacy retailer Rite-Aid entered into a $21 million settlement to end four years of litigation over its practice of classifying assistant managers and co-managers as exempt...

View Article

California Raises Minimum Wage

Calling it a “matter of justice,” Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill that will increase California’s minimum wage to $10 an hour over the next three years. California’s minimum wage will gradually increase...

View Article

Gender Pay Gap even at the highest levels

Congratulations to Mary Barra, the new CEO for General Motors and the first female CEO of any automotive company in the United States. However, GM has revealed that she will earn less than outgoing CEO...

View Article


New Colorado Law Addresses Wage Theft and Monitoring Requirements

As of January 1, 2015, Colorado employers are obligated to comply with a series of new rules dictating how wages are tracked and the way in which wage theft complaints must be addressed. The new...

View Article


Rocky Mountain Employer Repeatedly Accused of Wage Theft

The term “wage theft” refers to a practice by employers through which the either fail to pay employees sums that were promised or sums required under the law. Unfortunately, wage theft is far more...

View Article
Browsing all 10 articles
Browse latest View live




Latest Images