Labor Law Articles and Information

WASHINGTON — House Republicans are planning to introduce legislation that could loosen the nation’s 75-year-old law governing overtime in the workplace, allowing employers and workers to choose taking compensatory time off rather than the traditional time-and-a-half pay…. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/03/overtime-laws-gop-proposal_n_3006658.html

If you are involved in an employment law conflict, or need legal advice about an employment-related matter, it is highly recommended to contact an employment law attorney. Understanding when to hire or contact a labor lawyer can make the difference between getting justice and compensation for your lost time and hard work, and never receiving [...]

Most of us have had a boss we hated for one reason or another—and now you are finding yourself in this predicament. Perhaps your boss is just plain mean, annoying, feels the need to disagree and argue with everything you say, or is simply not the brightest bulb in the box. For any of those [...]

May 9, 2011 The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the launch of its first application for smartphones, a timesheet to help employees independently track the hours they work and determine the wages they are owed. Available in English and Spanish, users conveniently can track regular work hours, break time and any overtime hours for one [...]

A boss can do a lot of things to frustrate an employee, but not paying them for their work makes it towards the top of the list. Unless you go into a job only for the experience or as an internship for college credit, we all expect to get paid. And when our time and [...]