Most workers in Texas and around the country are entitled to overtime pay when they are on duty for more than 40 hours during a workweek. Overtime rules were established by the Fair Labor Standards Act and are administered by the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour...
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What happens when a worker is owed back pay?
Some Texas employees believe they are entitled compensation for work that they have already completed. Sometimes, employers fail to pay the proper wages to their workers who may be struggling to pay bills or care for loved ones. Back pay is payment for work that has...
Working mandatory overtime
In most states, including Texas, many employers are allowed to demand that their employees work overtime hours. Not only does federal law allow for mandatory overtime for employees 16 or older, but Texas law contains no prohibitions on mandatory overtime except with...
ERISA sets standards for operation of employer-sponsored benefits
Nongovernmental, private-industry employers in Texas that choose to sponsor employee benefits, such as health insurance and retirement plans, must comply with the laws established by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. The laws within ERISA were meant...
Texas pay disparity even bigger for Hispanic women
Keeping up with your male counterparts is difficult in the face of wage discrimination. It is even harder to keep up if you are a Latina living in the state of Texas. Nationally, Latina women make, on average, 54 cents for every dollar their male counterparts earn. In...
CA teacher triumphs in fight against discriminatory pay practices
For many workers, their experience and education will not be the determining factor in how much they will make. In fact, their credentials could be entirely irrelevant in the salary that they will be offered. How can that be? Here’s a look at how employers have...
Employee benefit plans 101: protect yourself by knowing the basics
If you have a benefit plan at work, those benefits likely make up a significant part of your total compensation. This can include not only health insurance and retirement-plan contributions, but also disability insurance, employee-stock options, profit-sharing plans...
3 things to know about hourly pay in Texas
If you are an hourly wage worker in the state of Texas, you should know some basic information about how wage and hour laws work. Sometimes employers violate certain parts of the wage and hour laws in order to maximize profits, while cheating their employees out...
Immigrant agricultural workers are often treated unfairly
When you moved to Texas from your home country, your goal was to build a better life for you and your family. You have many opportunities in the United States, but like others, you had to start from the bottom and work your way up. As a farm worker, your skills are...
4 subtle signs of age discrimination at work
If you are 40 years old or older, you may face age discrimination at work. According to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, it is illegal for employers to discriminate against older workers. However, sometimes discriminatory practices are not always...