The Overtime Advisor is a blog written by the attorneys of Greenwald Doherty LLP, devoted to issues arising in relation to violations of overtime and other federal and state wage and hour laws.
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Since “exempt” employees are not covered by the overtime pay regulations, they do not have the possibility of collecting overtime wages to earn additional money. Many, however, would be happy to take on an extra job for their employer in exchange for...
$27.5 million settlement with Siebel Systems. $65 million settlement with IBM. $24 million settlement with Computer Sciences Corporation. Allegations in a recently certified class action against Wells Fargo with up to 3,000 possible class...
In this economy we are seeing employers looking for ways to cut costs (including payrolls) and job seekers looking for ways to get noticed, such as offering to work for free to “show what they’ve got.” While these might seem like good ideas—offering an...
A change to Section 195 of New York State’s labor law goes into effect on October 26th, 2009. Section 195 contains notice and record-keeping requirements related to the payment of wages. It always required that new employees be notified upon hiring...
In a recent blog, we addressed the confusion over paying non-exempt employees for work-related travel during the day, particularly as part of commuting. This blog covers what happens when a non-exempt employee has to take an overnight trip on behalf of...
