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… Read More
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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… Read More
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… Read More
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…. Read More
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… Read More
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… Read More