Employment Law

Updated 10/19/2022 Basic Definitions “Employers” are liable for unpaid overtime and minimum wage pursuant to the Fair Labor Standards Act.  Yet who is an “employer?”

Update 10/19/2022 Generally, the Federal Civil Rights Act protects a person from being discriminated or retaliated against by their employer because of his or her

Update 10/21/2022 Misclassified Employees Employers’ actions of misclassifying workers as independent contractors rather than employees has been increasing in recent years.  Employers often misclassify or

Update: 10/21/2022 The Source of the Employee’s Right The National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”) mandates that employees shall have the right to engage in concerted

Update 10/24/2022 Sexual harassment is an evil in our society.  Its basis is subjugating the victim. It is the exercise of dominance over the victim. The act

Update 10/24/2022 Most Employees in Florida are entitled to minimum wage. Yet, employers make improper deductions from employees’ wages. As such, employers maybe violating minimum

Because someone is paid on a commission basis, in and of itself, does not mean they are not entitled to overtime pay or minimum wage. Rather,

True interns are not entitled to overtime pay and minimum wages. This is because only employees are entitled to overtime pay and minimum wage. But, many

The short answer to this question is- Yes. The fact that an employer’s pay records and time records do not reflect the actual time worked by

The regular rate of pay is the starting point in calculating an employee’s proper overtime rate of pay. No matter how an employee is paid- whether