Many Houston businesses may have interns on their staffs. Interns are often either new to the workforce or new to the particular field, and as such they bring a great amount of energy and willingness to gain work experience. This mindset is especially helpful for...
On the heels of last week's discussion about a spike in wage theft cases across the U.S. comes news that right here in Texas nurses are working through their unpaid lunch periods and are not being paid properly for overtime. A Tyler, Texas, nurse has filed a lawsuit...
When Houston area employees are shortchanged on overtime pay, or even on regular pay, they often benefit from the advice of an employment law attorney. Overtime and wage-hour claims are quite complex, and when someone is being underpaid for his or her work, there...
Although Texas does not have state laws governing overtime pay, many workers in the Houston area may not be aware that they do still have rights to overtime pay under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act. Under this law, all non-exempt employees must be paid a minimum...