It’s Illegal Under the FLSA If your paycheck is smaller than you expected, your employer may be in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The FLSA establishes the federal minimum wage, as well as nationwide rules for when qualifying employees should be paid overtime. Your employer may be […]
Category: Wage Theft & Unpaid Wages
Don’t Let Your Employer Withhold the Pay You’re Owed As working from home becomes the new normal, this question becomes increasingly relevant. Working from home often blurs the lines between your work day and time off, and it’s not unusual for people to find themselves working longer hours at home […]
AND WHAT YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT The Equal Pay Act is a federal law that requires men and women working substantially equal jobs to receive equal pay. The law covers salaries as well as other types of compensation, such as insurance benefits, stock options, bonuses, and commissions. However, despite […]
Your Rights Under the Pennsylvania Wage Payment Collection Law The basic agreement between employer and employee is that the employee gives their time to the employer, and the employer pays wages to the employee. Wages can include many things, including salaries or an hourly rate, fringe benefits, bonuses, and commissions. […]
Essential Workers Have the Right to Protest Unsafe Conditions In the midst of the pandemic, we rely on essential workers—healthcare professionals, sanitation workers, grocery store employees, long-haul truckers, transportation employees, warehouse and mail delivery workers, and more—to keep our society afloat. But many of the workers deemed most essential to […]