Employment Law

The Wage and Hour Division of the United States Department of Labor reported a 10-year high in assessed fines against employers in 2023 for violation of federal labor laws. The…

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is a federal law that governs various aspects of employment in the United States, including minimum wage, overtime pay, and child labor. One area…

It depends on how restricted your activities are while you are on-call.  The more restricted, the more likely you are entitled to pay for on-call hours worked.  The on-call time…

On April 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor issued a new final rule that raises the salary threshold for exempt salaried workers. If you are paid a salary, and…

Bohrer Brady has filed a collective action lawsuit on behalf of a construction manager against Milestone Project Services, LLC alleging the company failed to pay him and other hourly workers…

According to the United States Supreme Court, employees who are paid a day rate are entitled to overtime if they are not guaranteed certain compensation that is reasonably related to…

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…