When you’re part of the bloggerati, just one half-step below the illuminati, well, let’s just say membership has its privileges. AMEX taupe card, rinkside seats to the local roller derby, earlybird specials, the world is your oyster. And, at work, the staff sees me coming and runs the other way…
Articles Posted in Overtime
An app to stop employees like #AlexFromTarget from checking work email
Today’s post is brought to you by the letters S, E, and O. With a tip of the hat to whomever posted a link to this story on Twitter, it got me reading about this app that companies can install on employees’ smartphones and tablets that would preclude them from accessing…
Another PA court concludes that “fluctuating workweek” is dead in PA
It’s been a rough year for RadioShack. One that, for me, came out of nowhere. That Super Bowl commercial was freaking brilliant! (Second only to this one). So, of to a great start in February, I thought things were looking up for RadioShack. But, then they announced they were closing…
GUEST POST: 4 Overtime Myths Debunked
Today we have a guest blogger at The Employer Handbook. It’s Kimberly Erskine. Ordinarily, when I’m offered a wage-and-hour guest blog post, I just yawn — much like you do with the FLSA posts I do myself. But, this one, written from employee’s perspective, is a worthwhile read for both…
What is it exactly that President Obama wants to do to the FLSA?
So, by now, you’ve likely read the news, first reported on Wednesday night by The New York Times reporters Michael Shear and Steven Greenhouse that “Obama Will Seek Broad Expansion of Overtime Pay”. Messrs. Shear and Greenhouse indicated that, yesterday, President Barack Obama was to the direct the U.S. Department of…
3 minor leaguers claim Major League Baseball violated the Fair Labor Standards Act
When you think of minor league baseball, you may draw on movies like Bull Durham or The Rookie; long bus trips from stadium to stadium where teams play in front of small crowds for small pay. Well, apparently, the pay may be small enough to trigger a violation of the…
Your President/CEO may have to pay your company’s wage and hour debts herself
Well, that certainly sucks. Even worse than the time I found out that Santa Claus MacGyver wasn’t a real person. (My psychiatrist says that there’s a light at the end of the tunnel. I’m not so sure…) But seriously, I thought that the purpose of a limited liability company was…
Does the FLSA require paying employees who wait in security lines at work?
True story. Back in 1999, when I was in law school in Washington DC, I went with my buddy to see The Matrix at the Uptown Theater in Cleveland Park. At the time, the Uptown was one of the best places around to watch an action flick. And what better…
Lady Gaga may owe her former assistant a lot of unpaid OT
We’re talking a lot of money honey. [Bravo, Eric. You couldn’t even make it one line without a stupid Gaga pun]. Pun free after the jump… * * * It may not be so glamorous working for Gaga. Stefani Germanotta, better known to you people (I call her Stefani)…
GUEST POST: Wage Theft Quietly Becoming a Major Problem in Today’s Workplace
Today we have a guest blogger at The Employer Handbook. It’s Jesse Brar. Jesse is a Utah Employment Lawyer at Preston & Brar. (Want to guest blog at The Employer Handbook? Email me). Countless employees work hard on a daily basis in order to earn wages and salaries to support…