Category Archives: FLSA
Bank Loan Officers Bring Suit for Unpaid Overtime-Claims Should Not Have Been Paid Commission Only
We have blogged before about the requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act and some of its exemptions. For years, many banks have been trying to avoid paying overtime to loan officers, paying them on a commissions only basis and … Continue reading
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La Campina Mexican Grill Fined by U.S. Department of Labor
Restaurants continue to be the most flagrant violators of wage and hour laws as evidenced by this most recent action brought by the Department of Labor against two mexican restaurants. Atlas Inc., doing business as two La Campina Mexican Grill … Continue reading
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Hilton Forced to Pay $715,507 in Minimum Wages and Overtime for Call Center Workers
Under Federal and state law, not only are you entitled to be paid minimum wage and overtime, but you are required to be paid for work performed prior to the start of your shift and for hour worked even if … Continue reading
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Espresso by Bikini Servers-Baristas Coffee Sued by Department of Labor for Overtime VIolations
Under Federal law and most state laws, if you work for an employer you are legally entitled to be paid minimum wage and be paid overtime wages for each hour worked over forty in a week. A Seattle based Coffee … Continue reading
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Wage Theft-Restaurant Fined over $500,000 for Unpaid Overtime and Failure to Pay Minimum Wage
Restaurant owners continue to be at the forefront of violating overtime laws. In previous blog postings we have seen unpaid overtime, making employees work off the clock, improper tip pools, forcing the return of paychecks and now, the failure to … Continue reading
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Tagged back wages, Behren Law Firm, employee, employer, Fair Labor Standards Act, FLSA, Guang Ri Weng, minimum wage, off the clock, overtime, record keeping, restaurants, Scott Behren, U.S. Department of Labor, unpaid wages, wages, Wok King Inernational Buffet, Zhen Fang Weng
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Florida DCF Found to Have Violated Overtime Laws by Department of Labor
Apparently, its not only private employers in Florida that don’t comply with overtime requirements, the State of Florida has also now been found to be guilty of such violations. Nice work Rick Scott, keep up your excellent leadership! For the … Continue reading
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Florida Restaurant Sued by Department of Labor For Forcing Return of Employee Paychecks
I have blogged on many occasions that employees are entitled to recover overtime for all hours worked over 40. I have also frequently blogged about the frequent practice of employers improperly classifying employees as independent contractors. However, this is a … Continue reading
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Tagged back wages, Behren Law Firm, Broward, Collier, employee, employees, employer, employers, exempt, Fair Labor Standards Act, FLSA, independent contractors, La Nopalera, minimum wage, misclassification, overtime, paychecks, Scott Behren, unpaid wages, wage theft, wages
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Payroll Fraud Prevention Act Introduced in Congress to Prevent Employer Misclassification of Employees
A new bill has been introduced in Congress in an effort to prevent employers form misclassifying employees and paying them improperly. The bill is called the Payroll Fraud Prevention Act, and it would expand the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). It’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Behren Law Firm, Congress, Department of Labor, employee, Employee Misclassification Act, employer, Fair Labor Standards Act, FLSA, independent contractor, labor, overtime, payroll fraud, Payroll Fraud Prevention Act, Scott Behren, wage and hour laws, wages
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Olive Garden Required to Pay Overtime Wages for Not Allowing Servers to Clock in At Beginning of Shift
Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), you are required to be paid by your employer for all hours worked. This means you should be “on the clock” for the entire time you are at work and should be getting … Continue reading
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Tagged Behren Law Firm, bonuses, commissions, Cynthia Watson, Darden Restaurants, DOL, Fair Labor Standards Act, FLSA, minimum wage, Olive Garden, overtime, penalties, record keeping, Scott Behren, time and payroll records, time clock, U.S. Department of Labor, wages, work shifts
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New York Pizzeria Ordered to Pay over 700K in Back Wages-Restaurant Employees Once Against Victims of Wage Theft
As I have blogged on many occasions, the Fair Labor Standards Act or FLSA requires your employer to pay you at least the minimum wage for each hour worked under forty in a given week. For each hour worked over … Continue reading
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Tagged air Labor Standards Act, Behren Law Firm, DOL, employee, employer, employment law, Florida, FLSA, Hilda Solis, liquidated damages, Mama's Pizzeria and Restaurant, Martino's Pizzeria, minimum wage, New York, overtime law, overtime wages, payroll, Scott Behren, time records, tips, U.S. Department of Labor, wage law, wages
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