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Wages
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Labor Law Prof Blog
Denver Students Change Wage Payment Law
Students at the University of Denver, led by Visiting Clinical Professor Wendy Hickey, were the driving force behind a new state statute increasing penalties on employers who fail to pay…
Wage and Hour Law Blog
Restaurant and Service Workers Top Worst Paying Job List
Forbes ranks the 25 best and worst paying jobs in America. The ranking is based upon the U.S. Government’s National, State and Metropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates using…
Wage and Hour Law Blog
Overtime Pay Requirements of the FLSA
This section provides general information concerning the application of the overtime pay provisions of the FLSA. Characteristics An employer who requires or permits an employee to work overtime is generally…
Wage and Hour Law Blog
What is the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)?
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is a federal law that affects most private and public employment. The FLSA requires employers to pay covered employees who are not otherwise exempt…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Women’s Equality Summit Is Next Week
The Women's Equality Summit & National Congressional Action Day will be held on March 26 & 27 in Washington, D.C. Here is the description:The National Council of Women's Organizations and…
ImmigrationProf Blog
More on the Study on the Impacts of Immigrants on Wages
Bill Hing posted yesterday about the study (click here for a copy) released by the Public Policy Institute of California finding that immigrants who arrived in the state between 1990…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigrant Impact on California Economy
How Immigrants Affect California Employment and Wagesby Giovanni Peri, UC Davis EconomistA new issue of California Counts, published by the Public Policy Institute of California, examines the effects of thearrival…
California Employment Law Update
Sales Commission Advances Were Not “Wages” And Thus Were Properly Subject To Chargebacks
By Tony Oncidi
Koehl v. Verio, Inc., 2006 WL 2615515 (Cal. Ct. App. 2006) Jeffrey Koehl, et al., worked as sales associates for Verio, an Internet service provider. Sales associates earned base salaries…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigrants and the Wage Scale
Check out Dan Kowalski's post here about DEAN CALBREATH's article in the San Diego Union-Tribune looking at the relationship between the wages immigrants are paid, their immigration status, the money…
Labor Law Prof Blog
The Empire Strikes Back: Wal-Mart Reaches Out to Its Workers
Reacting to increasing pressure from outside forces that have lambasted their anti-union, wage, and labor practices, Wal-Mart has decided that it may be best to try to convince its own…