The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) along with the Department of Labor (DOL) regulate the rules regarding employees. When it comes to how many hours an exempt employee can work for a company, there seems to be little guiding principles. But let’s start with the requirements for exempt workers. Exempt… read more →

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) charges the Wage and Hour Division (WHD) with the tasks of coordinating and enforcing federal laws. Consequently, the WHD enforces these laws in a couple of different ways, including investigation of employers. If you have a complaint against your employer for unpaid wages, file… read more →

Finally, it’s happened. After hustling and daydreaming of having a tattoo apprenticeship, you’ve finally landed one. From all your research, you know that the apprenticeship might jump-start your ink career or morph into a tattoo apprenticeship horror story. You decide the risk is worth it. When your tattoo mentor requires… read more →

The Department of Labor consists of a number of boards and administrations that are governed by the DOL law. The DOL law refers to the over 180 federal laws that the Department of Labor enforces. The regulations cover approximately 10 million employers and 125 million employees. Since there are so… read more →

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) standardized employee compensation for overtime. However, every law offers a space where loopholes can be found and exploited so that an employee is not receiving what is rightfully his or hers. Since this is not acceptable, call a lawyer to work beside you so you receive… read more →

Employee misclassified exempt happens more than it should. A common employee misclassification is when an employer gives an employee a job title that is inflated, but the employee’s job tasks do not fall under FLSA as exempt. This is illegal and unethical. How Do I Know If I Am Misclassified Exempt?… read more →

Retaliation for overtime complaint is illegal. If you don’t know this yet, let me reiterate: retaliation is unlawful. And yet, the fear of possible retaliation from an employer can sometimes be enough to keep an employee from seeking their lawful rights. Retaliation Is Illegal The Fair Standards Labor Act (FLSA) protects… read more →

What is FLSA? The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is a federal law that not only defines the 40-hour workweek but also establishes the minimum wage, overtime wage requirements, and child labor standards. More specifically, this act affects certain employees due to the type of work they do, how many hours… read more →

Unpaid Intern Lawyer Recent headlines about unpaid internships are shining a light on a class of workers who are misclassified as interns. The renewed publicity on unpaid interns is making it clear that in many cases the law requires employers to pay at least the minimum wage. As any unpaid intern lawyer… read more →

Why should I be concerned about my unpaid internship? The reality is that lawful unpaid internships are a rarity. Several laws outline the standards by which every worker should be paid. Examples include the United States Fair Labor Standards Act and the Wage Payment and Collection Law in the Commonwealth… read more →