As one glass and window company outside of Texas discovered, there are consequences when a company classifies its workers as independent contractors instead of classifying them as employees. The U.S. Labor Department filed a complaint against the company in a federal...
The Bare Assets and Midnight Lace clubs in Texas as well as another named defendant are being sued by a former employee. She alleges that the defendants violated the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The plaintiff brought the case in a federal district court...
To some Texas readers, being a live-in employee sounds like a good deal, especially the thought of not needing to commute. A housing authority in another state is being accused of violating the Fair Labor Standards Act after it fired one of its in-house employees. The...
Foodies in Texas and elsewhere may have heard of or visited the famous Roberta's pizzeria for a great dining experience. Though the pizza establishment may be known for its food by critics, celebrities and the like, one employee claims that working there is not as...
En 1974, Congreso extendió la exigencia de compensación por horas extras a los empleados que trabajan en vivienda particulares o empleados del servicio doméstico. Se incluyen en esta protección trabajadores empleados en trabajos como cocineros, limpiadoras de casas y...
Many people assume that workers who are part of collective bargaining agreements would always be paid correctly. Sadly, not that is not always true, and workers in Texas and elsewhere may not receive their overtime pay and other compensation in accordance with state...
It is a common belief that people who work in nightclubs as exotic dancers make good wages. However, that is not always the case, and, behind the scenes, some of these woman in Texas and elsewhere are not being paid minimum wage. A woman in another state claims that...
With the decline in oil prices and the resulting layoffs in the energy sector, wage and hour attorneys anticipate a dramatic increase in overtime lawsuits. When the oil industry was booming, companies focused their efforts on recruiting to keep up with the heavy...
In December 2014, a lawsuit was filed by the U.S. Department of Labor alleging that Bharat I. Patel failed to pay 192 workers minimum wage and/or overtime at 13 different hotels. The suit alleges that Patel violated the Fair Labor Standards Act by classifying workers...
Working in restaurants can be a very strenuous job that requires employees to heavily rely on tips received from customers to make a living. Without these tips, Texas servers are generally paid a very low rate per hour, which is well below the standard...
