by admin | May 18, 2016 | Fair Labor Standards Act, Florida Minimum Wage, Overtime
The United States Department of Labor (DOL) has finalized a new overtime wage rule that requires employers to pay overtime wages to employees making less than $913 per week or $47,476 per year. Employers would have to pay such employees time-and-a-half their...
by admin | Jul 9, 2015 | Fair Labor Standards Act, Overtime
Under a new United States Department of Labor (DOL) proposal to expand overtime wage protection, anyone making an annual salary of less than $50,440 automatically would be guaranteed overtime pay for hours worked over forty in a workweek. The overtime law requires...
by admin | Jul 7, 2015 | Fair Labor Standards Act, Florida Minimum Wage, Minimum Wage, Overtime, Tipped Employees
Many nail salons commit wage theft violations by not paying manicurist at least the minimum wage for hours worked, and by making illegal deductions from customer tips or wages. (“The Price of Nails” New York Times, 5/7/15). Manicure industry wage theft is common....
by admin | Jan 23, 2014 | Fair Labor Standards Act, Minimum Wage, Tipped Employees
A court has determined that exotic dancers who performed at Rick’s Cabaret, an adult nightclub in New York, were employees covered by federal and state wage laws. A class action consisting of strippers sued the night club where they worked for unpaid minimum wages...
by admin | Jul 2, 2013 | Fair Labor Standards Act, Florida Minimum Wage, Minimum Wage, Overtime
An increasing number of mostly hourly workers are being paid their wages by prepaid cards instead of by check or direct deposit. Employees are able to use these prepaid cards like debit cards to withdraw their pay at an A.T.M. But in most cases, using these prepaid...
by admin | Jun 17, 2013 | Fair Labor Standards Act, Florida Minimum Wage, Minimum Wage, Overtime
Employers are not allowed to refuse to pay minimum wages and overtime merely because they label workers as “interns.” While an unpaid internship can provide a valuable experience for some people, it also may result in a wage violation for an employer. An...
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