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Wages
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Employment & Labor
Think You Are Leaving a Tip After a Nice Meal, Think Again; You May Be Leaving Someone’s Wages – IRS Ruling On Automatic Gratuity Begins January 2014
Effective Jan. 1, 2014, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will recognize automatic gratuities, a percentage automatically added to a restaurant bill, as a service charge, rather than a tip. The…
Surf and Turf Law
New 11th Circuit Case on Seamen’s Wage Act – Wallace v. NCL
The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals just handed down a decision regarding a wage claim brought by several stewards onboard a NCL cruise ship. The decision is Wallace v. NCL…
The Labor Dish
Last One Out, Please Turn Off The Lights…But You Better Make Payroll First
By DLA Labor Dish Editorial Board
Companies of all sizes, new or mature, sometimes go out of business. “California Or Bust” is legendary in American history, but “bust” sometimes happens despite everyone’s best efforts. If you…
Wage & Hour Law Update
Minnesota High Court Rules: Tips Are Wages
As discussed in greater detail here, the Minnesota Supreme Court has ruled that gratuities received by night club employees were “wages” within the meaning of Minnesota’s law prohibiting deductions, and…
Minnesota Employer
Can Employers Require Tipped Servers to Pay For Customer Walk-Outs Using Their Gratuities?
The Minnesota Supreme Court recently held that an employer violated a Minnesota law by requiring tipped servers to use their gratuities to pay for customer walk-outs without a written authorization…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
More Bad News for Fair Labor Standards Act Plaintiffs
By Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Hot on the heels of Genesis Healthcare Corp. v. Symczyk, 133 S. Ct. 1523 (2013), comes a new Second Circuit decision heralding the slow strangulation of Fair Labor Standards Act…
Illinois Workers Compensation Law Blog
Bonuses and calculating your Average Weekly Wage
By Mike Helfand
One of the more important benefits available to an injured worker under Illinois workers’ compensation law is payment of lost wages. If your work injury prevents you from being able…
Illinois Workers Compensation Law Blog
Make sure that you are getting paid what you should
By Mike Helfand
When you are injured on the job, you get TTD benefits which is short for temporary total disability. This is 2/3 of your average weekly wage, tax free. There are…
Illinois Workers Compensation Law Blog
What are wage differential benefits?
By Mike Helfand
After a work injury, you might be unable to do the same job you had been doing for years. This could be a temporary situation or it could be permanent.…
California Employment Law Update
“Rounding” Is Lawful In California – As Long As It’s Even-Handed
Pamela Silva brought a wage-and-hour class action against her former employer, See’s Candy Shops, Inc., alleging, in part, that See’s failed to pay her wages for all hours worked because…