You get a new job and they tell you that you may need to work overtime hours. However, there’s a probationary period. Your boss says that you can’t actually get paid overtime until you’ve been with the company for 90 days. Your boss tells you this in a matter-of-fact...
Federal and state employment rules change to reflect shifts in the cost of living and evolving corporate practices. Many policies reflect changing socioeconomic factors, such as the cost of living in the United States. Federal wage laws, for example, look at what it...
Workers compensated on a salary basis generally receive the same pay regardless of how much they work. Hourly workers, on the other hand, may have drastically different checks from week to week depending on how many hours they put in on the job. It is therefore very...
As an employer, you understand the importance of having a good workforce. It’s just as essential to comply with regulations to save your company from lawsuits, penalties and fines. One major issue impacting businesses in the United States is wage theft. However,...
Your boss tells you that you’re going to have to be on call for the weekend. They’re not sure if they’re actually going to need you at the company or not, but they want you to be available. As a result, they ask you to have your work phone on and to be ready to come...
In an at-will state, an employer can employ, terminate, promote, demote and discipline an employee when they want to and for no reason at all. It makes wrongful termination seem like an impossible claim, but that is not necessarily true. Wrongful termination is when...
If employers aren’t vigilant about monitoring the wages and salaries earned by their employees, they can end up with a phenomenon called “pay compression.” It’s also sometimes referred to as salary or wage compression. While pay compression in itself isn’t illegal, it...
As an hourly worker, your pay depends on your schedule at work. When you arrive for your shift, you will clock in and then clock out before you head home for the day. Your employer will maintain records of each of your shifts and then compensate you accordingly at the...
As is the case in most states, wage and hour laws are complicated in Florida. When neither side of a working relationship understands the law, it creates the ideal situation for violations to occur. As an employee, you deserve every cent due after contributing so much...
You usually get half an hour for lunch every day. You almost never take this at your desk, although you do bring a lunch to work with you. You don't have to leave to go pick something up. Your employer notices this, and one day they come up to you and ask if you can...