Colorado Employers Must Pay Workers Earned Vacation Days
Employers have a nearly unlimited number of methods to engage in wage theft and theft of other benefits earned by their workers. One example is forcing workers to forfeit their earned vacation
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Servers: Where are your Credit Card Tips?
Servers are Lawfully Entitled to Credit Card Tips.
It is extremely common for customers to pay tips via their credit cards as part of the general payment process. This can create an opportunity for employers to engage in wage theft
Pennsylvania Tip Credit Law
New Pennsylvania Tip Credit Law Finalized to Protect Tipped Workers
The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry (“DLI”) has finalized and issued for approval a new Pennsylvania Tip Credit law to protect Pennsylvania tipped workers. See news media report here
Wage Theft Law for New York Construction Workers goes into Effect
As we wrote about here, last year, New York state added significant wage theft protections for New York construction workers. Wage theft is common in the restaurant and hospitality industries. But, wage theft is just as common in the
Wage Theft: Workers Recover $1 Billion a Year of Stolen Wages
Wage Theft is Big Business for Employers
As reported here by Forbes, the Economic Policy Institute reported the result of a study showing that, from 2017 to 2020, workers were able to recover $3 billion in wages they had
Kronos Cyberattack Update
Workers File Class Action Lawsuit Following Kronos Ransomware Attack
As we discussed in a prior post (here), the company that sells time-keeping and payroll software called “Kronos” suffered a cyber- and ransomware attack that shut down — and continues to
What is Pay Transparency?
Pay Transparency Laws
Pay transparency is another worker protection that is being provided in states and jurisdictions across the country. In general, pay transparency requires employers to disclose pay ranges for various jobs that are available. But new laws are
Are you Entitled to Notice Before a Layoff?
Notice of Layoff Under the WARN Act
Under federal labor law, employers who are anticipating a plant closure or a mass layoff of workers must provide a notice under the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (“WARN”) Act, which was
Workplace Rights for Nursing Mothers
Protections for Pregnant and Nursing Mothers
Workers have many protections under federal and state labor laws. These include rights and protections that are specifically aimed at pregnant and nursing mothers. If your employer violated these rights and protections, you may
Nevada Workers Entitled to Sick Leave for Any Reason
Nevada Paid Sick Leave
Nevada became the second state in the country to pass mandatory paid time off laws. Nevada sick pay regulations require employers to allow workers to use earned sick leave for any reason.
While states have often