Hourly employees may not know what their paycheck will look like until they see their schedule for the week. Many workers are eager to put in as many hours as possible to have the largest paycheck. Overtime wages can absolutely increase someone's take-home pay, which...
You generally like your job because it is in your area of expertise. However, you often feel like you don't earn as much as you should. When you eventually confirm that suspicion by discovering what others in your department make, you may start to question why the...
As a female professional, you are likely acutely aware of how hard it can be to break into the top professions in your industry. You may face mistreatment from your coworkers or dismissive attitudes from employers and prospective clients all because of your sex. Even...
Whether you are a manager who receives a salary low enough that you are not exempt from overtime regulations or you are an hourly worker, you should receive overtime with pay when you put in more than 40 hours a week. Unfortunately, there are some employers who do not...
Both hourly workers and non-exempt salaried workers have the right to overtime pay under federal law. If a company requires that a worker perform more than 40 hours worth of work within a given workweek, that worker should receive at least 150% of their average weekly...
Wage theft by businesses comes in many forms. Sometimes, it involves a company altering payroll records. Other times, companies demand that workers put in time without compensation. Overtime violations can also be a form of wage theft. There is a lot of confusion...
Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, hourly workers and non-exempt salaried workers have the right to overtime wages when they work more than 40 hours in a given workweek. The extra pay compensates workers for additional job responsibilities while also helping prevent...
As a general rule, it is illegal for workers to not be paid for their labor. At a minimum, employees must be paid for every hour they work. Additionally, they are entitled to receive overtime pay if they work over 40 hours in a given week. In some cases, employers are...
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...
A decision from the U.S. Department of Labor has made it possible for 1.3 million more salaried workers to collect overtime pay. The federal government has lifted the salary threshold for mandatory overtime pay to $35,568. In 2016, the Obama administration had set the...
