Some oilfield workers throughout the country have been misclassified resulting in a loss of overtime pay. Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) employees are entitled to time and a...

In general, the Fair Labor Standard Act’s (“FLSA”) basic requirements are: 1) payment of a minimum wage; 2) overtime pay for the time worked over 40 hours in a workweek;...

Companies are in business to make profits for owners, investors, and shareholders. One way that companies try to increase profits is by “employer misclassification,” meaning misclassifying whether an employee is...

No, an employer cannot make you work off the clock without pay. The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and some state laws prohibit off-the-clock work or work performed while not...

The federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) allows employers to pay certain overtime “exempt” employees a salary without overtime. However, some salaried workers are not “exempt” and are eligible for...

The federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) defines a “day rate” (sometimes referred to as a “job rate”) as when an employee is paid a flat sum for a day’s...

Independent contractors are increasing in number every year. The changes that are going on in the workplace have facilitated this change. Employers often wrongly classify workers as independent contractors to...