Do You Qualify For A Class Action Lawsuit
You have been injured by a product and you want the company to make amends. If you are one of many people who were injured, you might be better off joining a class action against the company, but that raises some questions. Do you qualify for one? And would it be a better choice than […]
What Are Your Rights When You Are an Employee
What are Your Rights When You Are an Employee? In the days of Charles Dickens, employees had to rely on the generosity of their employers for any benefits and advantages. During the industrial revolution period, employment was regarded as one step removed from slavery. The Evolution of Employee Rights under Law: The development of employee […]
Legislation, Labor and Lettuce: How California’s Overtime Laws Are Affecting Growers and Farmworkers
Harvesting iceberg lettuce or picking grapes from the vine are typical farm jobs in California, but these jobs do not share many parallels with the average American’s desk job. This is why agricultural jobs historically have had their own set of labor laws. The minimum wage, overtime regulations, and minimum age to work laws are […]
Bankers’ Hours Getting Misclassified as Not Overtime Eligible
The rules established in the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) are well-known. An employer must establish a workweek and must pay overtime when hours worked exceed 40 hours in the workweek for “non-exempt” employees (not managers, paid hourly). Pay must be at least minimum wage and overtime must be at the rate of time and […]
Overtime Laws Are Affecting California Agricultural Workers and Growers
California farm workers stand to lose $180 (15 hours) weekly income under 2017 legislation introduced by Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, D-San Diego. The workers will earn overtime pay after 8 hours a day and/or 40 hours a week instead of the standard pay for 10-hour days and 60-hour work weeks. The rules will be enforced in […]