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Amid Settlement for Unpaid Overtime, More Suits Arise Against Sprint

In the Summer of 2017, Sprint Corp. settled a lawsuit in which 153 of its employees claimed that Sprint required workers to under-report their hours while simultaneously demanding that they work beyond their regular schedule. In December, a second lawsuit was filed against Sprint that alleged the same by a former employee who had not worked with Sprint since 2015. As word of the $365,000 settlement spread, more employees impacted

Nevada Supreme Court Decision Allows Employees to Sue for Wage Violations

In December of 2017, the Supreme Court of Nevada ruled that employees were entitled to file private suits against employers for unrecovered wages or other wage violations. Beforehand, employees were forced to file claims with the Nevada Labor Commissioner. The law, in effect, did not state that employees were expressly prohibited from filing claims in civil court, nor that they had any explicit right to do so. The decision came

California Wage and Labor Violations

Are you a California worker who is required to be on call for various shifts? Does it irk you to know that you cannot do the things you would normally be doing because you may have to hustle into work if somebody calls in sick at the last minute, or if there is an unexpected need for you for any other reason? Surely, at least you are paid to be

Oregon Law Impacting Overtime Limits for Manufacturers

Oregon has been at the forefront of reforming the law that relates to the rights of workers as well as the ways in which they are compensated for their work. These laws have an impact on manufacturers as they are implemented. One of the areas that has been of key interest is that of overtime. The state has laws that specify what an employer can and cannot do when it

Wage and Hour Laws in Oregon

Current Oregon employment laws ensure that people are paid for the hours that they have worked. These provisions are in line with the Washington Minimum Wage Act, or MWA, which sets out the key forms and procedures required in order for employers to remain compliant with the law. Furthermore, the provisions are in line with the requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act, or FLSA. Specifically, there are three categories

New Job? Tips for Avoiding the Misclassification Trap

You searched Craigslist for months and finally landed that new job. The terms seem acceptable, as they’ve offered to pay you a salary and give you something to do besides play video games and watch re-runs of SportsCenter for several hours a day. You may have even gotten a paycheck or two, giving you the money to pay for dinner out on the weekend and the ability to get the

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