Category: Wage Theft & Unpaid Wages

Employer created phony records to cover up wage and hour violations One business owner who attempted to line his own pockets by shortchanging his workers learned a powerful lesson: There are serious consequences to violating wage and hour laws. A Papa John’s franchisee has been sentenced to 60 days in […]

Employee alleges that company owner continually made her stay late so he could sexually harass her Wage and hour violations are, unfortunately, very common. As we recently reported, complaints about violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) are up by 30% since 2011. However, we just ran across a […]

Retailer under fire for misclassifying workers as management While you’d like to think that most employers have their employees’ best interests in mind, the sad reality is that there are plenty of companies willing to cheat workers out of their hard-earned pay in order to line their own pockets. Sometimes […]

Statistics shows that wage and hour lawsuits have risen by 30% since 2011 How closely do you look at your pay stub? Here’s some incentive to inspect each and every line: New research shows that minimum wage and overtime complaints are on the rise. Numbers from PACER, which is the […]

An example of how some companies prey on workers who don’t know their rights Imagine if you had to clock out every time you had to use the restroom. Chances are, you’d probably decide that remaining properly hydrated during the workday wasn’t that big a priority. Going home thirsty with […]