What Time Do We Start Work Around Here?
It seems like a simple enough question. It's an important question, too, mainly because we start getting paid when work starts. That's when your time becomes the bosses'; when they [...]
Happy New Year to All Workers – In July!
Laws are enacted and changed by state and local legislatures throughout the year, but they typically go into effect on either January 1 or July 1. From requiring hazard pay [...]
The Retaliation Hall of Shame
Every significant worker protection law, whether at the federal or state level, protects workers who complain about and witness illegal or unsafe working conditions, yet retaliation remains, year after year, [...]
Wage Theft – A Bitter Dish, Served Nationwide
The hospitality business just doesn't get it, apparently. Despite years of legislation, enforcement by the US Department of Labor, private litigation, class actions, public approbation and shaming of violators - [...]
Frances Perkins – Scholar, Fighter, Public Servant
Today, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) is a behemoth, addressing a wide range of issues in the vast field of “labor.” From its founding in 1913 as an [...]
The Commission Game
Movie fans often mention Glengarry Glen Ross, the great David Mamet play and film, when seeking to illustrate the pressure, risk and, yes, unfairness, that permeates the world of commission [...]
New Administration, New Minimum Wage?
Once again the minimum wage is in the news. President Biden campaigned on a set of policies to support struggling communities and businesses in the midst of the COVID-19 [...]
Common Wage Theft Practices with Minimum Wage
Everyone knows the minimum wage is $7.25 per hour, so what’s the issue? In fact, there are a lot of issues. The minimum wage laws are actually a confusing patchwork [...]
Remote Workers – Be Sure You are Being Paid for Overtime
Perhaps you saw the recent news about the New York transit workers who were arrested and charged for falsely claiming overtime pay, in staggering amounts. In a report last year, [...]