Wage And Hour Laws

It turns out that the wage gap between men and women is much larger than anyone expected. Just how bad is it? New data reveals that women may earn only half of what men do over a 15-year span. But what's contributing to this massive pay difference? The factors of wage...

Not so long ago, workers in the United States were subjected to long hours with very little pay, and they didn't have much choice in the matter if they wanted to feed their families. These days, the rules are different. In the state of California, employers must pay...

Some employers really don't want to pay that time-and-a-half for overtime, and they'll resort to some cheap tricks to try to get out of it. This may constitute wage theft, so make sure you watch out for things that violate your rights. For instance, your employer may...

Last year, the National Restaurant Association filed a lawsuit against the federal Department of Labor (DOL). In the suit, National Restaurant Association et al v. U.S. Department of Labor et al, plaintiffs challenged the DOL's stance on the application of federal...

Many jobs have workers who have to sit around and wait to be called into work. This brings up the question about what an on-call worker can expect. The answer to this isn't always as easy as what it might seem. One area where there is a lot of question is whether...

Imagine you're working 40-plus hours a week washing dishes for minimum wage. This is bad enough. You're barely making enough money to make financial ends meet. However, what if your employer was not paying the full amount of wages you've earned?Unfortunately, this...

Let's say you went to work on time every day for the last three months in a row. You even worked a massive amount of hours in overtime. The problem is, while you were working, your employer refused to let you have periodic meal breaks and rest periods. You have been...

There are few thing as disheartening to an employee than learning that someone else is getting paid a lot more for the same job.When two workers are paid different amounts for the same job, warning bells may sound. Although there are legitimate reasons why two workers...

Under the California Labor Code, hourly, salaried and commissioned employees are subject to different payment standards. However, there are some general guidelines that employers must follow, and failure to pay an employee at the appropriate time could lead to an...

The U.S. Department of Labor, directed by President Obama, recently made sweeping changes to the overtime rule that affects millions of employees that are currently considered ineligible for overtime pay. Starting on December 1, 2016, millions of previously ineligible...