Wage and Hour Law
COURT PRELIMINARILY APPROVES SETTLEMENT IN CAPTEL TIME CLOCK ROUNDING SUIT
On July 30, 2012, the Western District of Wisconsin preliminarily approved the settlement in the class and collective action lawsuit brought against Captel, Inc. by...
CAN EMPLOYERS MOOT FLSA COLLECTIVE ACTIONS BY BUYING OFF NAMED PLAINTIFFS? THE SUPREME COURT WILL DECIDE
Employees who file suit against their employer for unpaid overtime or minimum wages are permitted to bring the suit on their own behalf and on...
SUCCESSOR EMPLOYER LIABILITY
My Employer Was Taken Over By Another Company… Can the New Company Be Liable for Wage Violations? It happens all the time. A new management...
PROTECTING YOURSELF FROM WAGE THEFT – THERE’S AN APP FOR THAT!
As we have discussed many times in our blog posts, employers are required to pay most employees at a rate of 1.5 times the regular...
WISCONSIN FEDERAL COURT HOLDS THAT EMPLOYEES CANNOT WAIVE RIGHT TO COLLECTIVELY ASSERT WAGE RIGHTS
Can your employer ask you to give up your right to bring a claim for wages with other employees? The answer is no, according to...
EMPLOYEE MEAL PERIODS AND BREAKS
Contrary to popular belief, neither federal nor state law requires that employers provide a break period for their employees. Federal law provides: “Rest periods of...
CONOZCA SUS DERECHOS: VIOLACIONES SALARIALES ESTATALES Y FEDERALES
Una de las razones más importantes para escribir los mensajes semanales en el blog de salario y hora es que entendemos la importancia de que...
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS: STATE AND FEDERAL WAGE VIOLATIONS
One of the most important reasons for writing our weekly wage and hour blog posts is that we understand the importance of individuals knowing their...
COURT HOLDS THAT THE RIGHT TO ACT COLLECTIVELY CANNOT BE WAIVED
Since the United States Supreme Court’s decision in AT&T Mobility, LLC v. Conception, 131 S. Ct. 1740 (2011), there has been a significant amount of...