Employment Law

Overtime pay is one of the most basic rights of modern American workers. With the exception of certain exempt workers, employees generally have the right to receive 150% of their average hourly wage when they put in more than 40 hours in a specific work week. Overtime...

Pregnant women sometimes experience challenging health issues as a result of their gestational status. Pregnancy can lead to hypertension, diabetes, chronic pain and consistent fatigue. A doctor who is supervising a woman's progress may inform her that she needs to...

Businesses are always on the lookout for ways to reduce their operational costs. Given that labor is often one of the biggest recurring expenses a company has, it makes sense that for-profit organizations often look for ways to reduce their staffing costs. The costs...

No one wants to lose a job, but people sometimes have to go through employment transitions against their own wishes. Companies may downsize because they aren't profitable enough or may let go of certain workers for a wide range of different reasons. Technically,...

Employers have long used increments shorter than individual minutes or seconds to measure how long their workers were on the job. Many companies have historically used five, 10 and even 15-minute increments for the purposes of calculating payroll. Workers would need...

People often think that they will know immediately if their employer takes issue with their behavior, especially if the company decides to wrongfully terminate them. People imagine that retaliation in the workplace is obvious and instant, such as getting fired in the...

Workers and employers often have very different perspectives on overtime. Specifically, businesses would often prefer to avoid paying 150% of someone's typical hourly wage, while most hourly workers are often excited about the prospect of that little increase in their...

There are certainly times when companies need to make layoffs and downsize. This often happens if there’s a reduction in sales. A company that is making $3 million a year may hire a bunch of new employees, see revenue drop to $2 million the next year, and have to let...

Pregnancy will mean big changes for the expectant mother, regardless of whether this is her first child or her fourth child. Both planned and unexpected pregnancies may have an impact on someone's health, their job performance and their daily availability for work....

When you take a job, you have to fill out that paperwork that helps your employer withhold the right amount of income tax contributions from each paycheck. Sometimes, employers have you fill out a 1099 document as an independent contractor instead of having you fill...