Wage disputes, minimum wage violations, unpaid wages and wage theft recovery discussed in Employee Rights Reporter by Sass Law Firm’s employment attorneys.
Finally, the long-awaited changes to the federal overtime regulations have been announced, with the federal definition for overtime being hours worked over 40 hours per workweek. What does the new rule change? Now salaried employees who receive less than $47,476 annually will be entitled to overtime pay in most cases, where previously employees who received …
A click of the mouse, forwarding an email, downloading a file – in just seconds you can take, copy, share, or post your employer’s confidential information, otherwise known as “trade secrets.” But be aware, those few seconds can be costly under the new federal Defend Trade Secrets Act, which became effective May 11, 2016. As …
Caregivers employed by third-party agencies are entitled to overtime, court rules. Click on the case below to review the court’s decision: Home Care Association of America, et al., v. Department of Labor, Wage & Hour Division.
The minimum wage for non-exempt employees in Florida will increase to $8.05 per hour starting January 1, 2015. This is an increase of $.12 from the current rate of $7.93. The federal minimum wage rate has not changed from $7.25; however, since Florida’s minimum wage rate is higher than the federal minimum wage rate, Florida’s …
