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…
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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…
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Although identified as one of the fastest-growing occupations in the United States, home health care aides are among the lowest paid. As both the number of aging citizens and the…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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