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Wages
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Connecticut Employment Law Blog
Federal Court Rejects CTDOL’s Claim that “Bonus” Constitutes Wages
A federal court judge this week rejected claims by the Connecticut Department of Labor that a company's failure to pay a performance based bonus constituted a failure to pay wages.…
Wage & Hour Insights
Wage and Hour Lawsuits Continue to Soar
By FranczekPC
I read this morning that there have been 7,064 lawsuits filed under the Fair Labor Standards Act so far this year. I believe this is a record for wage and…
California Employment Law Update
Deleon v. Verizon Wireless: Court of Appeal Permits “Charge Back” of Commission Advances
Deleon, a former retail sales representative for Verizon Wireless, filed suit on behalf of himself and other aggrieved employees seeking civil penalties under the Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act…
Nursing Home Law Blog
UPDATE: Manhattanview, Teaneck Nursing Center, and Amboy Care Employees Fight for Better Wages: What this means for patient care
Here is an interesting article as a follow up to yesterday's post discussing why members of Union 1199 SEIU (who are employees of Manhattanview Health Care Center) picketed earlier this…
California Employment Law Report
What is a Split Shift?
A split shift is defined in the California IWC Wage Orders as: …a work schedule, which is interrupted by non-paid non-working periods established by the employer, other than bona fide…
California Employment Law Update
Overtime Can Still Be Included In Fixed Wage Agreements, For Now
On April 18, 2012, a California Assembly panel advanced a bill that would exclude overtime hours from the fixed salary of a nonexempt employee, notwithstanding an "explicit mutual wage agreement"…
Workforce Bulletin
New York’s Highest Court Upholds Oral Promise of Guaranteed Bonus
By: John F. Fullerton III The New York Court of Appeals recently upheld a jury verdict in favor of a brokerage firm employee who claimed that his employer breached an…
The Faculty Lounge
Many slaves were paid overtime
When I first read that slaves were paid overtime, I was convinced I had read that wrong. Since a master could whip a slave to make him work, why would…
Texas Employment Law Update
Paying Texas Employees Using Debit Cards
Some employers have experimented using debit card payroll systems to decrease their payroll processing and administration costs. Frequently, Texas employers ask whether they can pay their Texas employees using debit cards. The…
Wage & Hour Insights
Can We Suspend An Exempt Employee Without Pay? [Wage & Hour FAQ]
By Bill Pokorny
Q. One of our salaried exempt employees appears to have violated our sexual harassment policy. We would like to suspend him without pay for 3 days. Is this allowed under…