The question may be critical to your earning potential. When you work for Uber, you sign on as a contractor. But what if you were actually a legal employee? The issue of how “gig economy” workers should be classified has been debated in several courts. New York City...
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Not paying full and fair wages is theft, pure and simple
No one likes looking at their paycheck and finding that they have not been paid for hours of hard work. For the most part, companies do pay employees the money they are owed. For some employees, however, wage theft is the reality. AGL industries and wage theft For...
Not everyone benefits from New York’s new minimum wage
Lawmakers and news sources alike proclaimed that New York was the first state to establish a $15 minimum wage—which is now the highest in the country. And while raising the minimum wage is a significant benefit for many workers, it may not affect everyone the same....
Motor Carrier Exemption leaves truck drivers out of overtime pay
A judge in New York’s Eastern district recently dismissed claims by employees of an armored truck company that their employer was violating federal overtime laws. The court found that because the employees’ job duties fell under the FLSA’s Motor Carrier Exemption,...
Welding firm owes more than $500k in backpay, Dept. of Labor says
An investigation by the Department of Labor found an Anaheim, California-based welding company violated overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act – to the tune of over $500,000. According to the Orange County Register, JEM Unlimited Iron was only paying...
What are the most common ways employees are cheated out of pay?
Most employers in New York pay their employees what they're owed. And most employees can expect to be paid on a regular basis. But it's important to be aware of certain unlawful practices that cheat workers out of their regular pay and overtime. So what are the most...
Proposed FLSA rule revision aims at clarifying “joint employers”
The Department of Labor announced a proposed rule change last month that could help employers better understand their obligations towards workers they “jointly” employ. The Fair Labor Standards Act requires covered employers to pay at least the federal minimum wage to...
Manipulating start times for employees violates federal law
A restaurant in North Carolina became a cautionary tale this week when the U.S. Department of Labor cracked down on their policies regarding start times for employees. The restaurant was required to pay over $53,000 in back pay to their tipped employees, who were not...
DOL: Women, minorities lost $400 million in wage discrimination
Discrimination is a pervasive, troubling issue in every state and industry. And while it is something that workers have experienced for many years, discrimination is a subject that is particularly visible right now. Recently, for instance, the Department of Labor...
Sponsor agencies agree to $65.5 million for underpaid au pairs
Quality, affordable childcare can be very difficult to find in New York. As such, many people favor the idea of welcoming an au pair into their home. Au pairs, unlike nannies and other childcare providers, are usually young women who live in foreign countries but have...