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Ninth Circuit Rules Computer Boot-Up Time is Compensable

Does the time it takes for a computer to start up count towards your work hours? According to the Ninth Circuit, it does. And while this may not seem like a great amount of time, the minutes required to boot up a computer can add...

| September 15, 2023

The Dying Practice of Time and a Half

Once considered a staple of the American workforce, time and a half is under constant attack from employers who are determined to find ways around the law. Knowing how time and a half (overtime) pay should work is the responsibility of every employee. But protecting...

| September 11, 2023

Right to Sue for Late Payment of Wages in California

Paying workers on time in California isn’t just a good business practice; it’s the law. State legislators have long recognized that late payments cause serious financial disruption to a person’s life and essentially amount to wage theft. Workers who are not paid on time can...

| August 18, 2023

What to Know About the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA)

The rights of employees don’t just include being paid a fair and legal wage. Often, issues regarding the misuse of employee data emerge with serious implications for the privacy interests of workers. Illinois is one particular example of where workers are frequently subjected to the...

| August 11, 2023

What Is Piece Rate Pay? A Guide For Employees

Piece rate pay is a method of paying employees based on the amount of work they do. Although this method of payment is legal and can be lucrative for employees, there are unfortunately many cases in which employers attempt to use piece rate to skirt...

| June 16, 2023

Department of Labor Releases Updated Guidelines for Paying Tipped Employees

There has been much controversy in recent years over the Department of Labor's (DOL) so-called 80/20 rule, under which an employer is required to pay a tipped employee the full minimum wage for non-tip-producing work if the employee performed such work for over 20% of...

| June 9, 2023

Fake Managers: The Strategic Use of Titles to Avoid Overtime Payments

The overtime laws make a distinction between managers and non-managers. But the threshold set by the government to be considered a manager is fairly low, giving employers the chance to exploit the rules and assign artificial managerial titles to regular workers. This, in turn, allows...

| April 17, 2023

Nearly $10 Million Awarded for Lowe’s Hourly Managers Cheated Out of Compensation for “Off-the-Clock” Work

A common employer tactic is to assign work tasks to employees while they are “off the clock” - that is, to tell workers to perform their job duties either before or after their shifts. Of course, this amounts to nothing more than wage theft by...

| March 7, 2023

Coffee Baristas Recover $300k for Improper Handling of Tips

An investigation confirmed that Kentucky-based Heine Brothers Coffee was improperly handling tips paid to employees by allowing managers to take a portion of the tips. The incident is noteworthy both in the sum of money paid and the fact that such practices often go on...

| February 20, 2023

How Bonuses Affect An Employee’s “Regular Rate of Pay” for Overtime Purposes

As a general matter, employees who are covered by the Fair Labor Standard Act’s (FLSA’s) overtime provisions must be paid time and a half for all hours worked over 40 during a week. That means non-exempt workers are entitled to be paid one and a...

| February 13, 2023

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