Minimizing Risk. Resolving Disputes. Protecting Your Business.
Employers may avoid compensation issues with employees by adhering to both federal and state laws regarding pay. Compliance based on sound and up-to-date legal guidance could prevent costly disputes from developing. As reported by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, hundreds...
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) establishes rules regarding how certain types of compensation may be used and distributed to workers in the United States. Of particular interest to employers of hospitality and restaurant workers are FLSA provisions concerning...
Misclassification cases frequently spotlight the workers, but employers feel their effects as well. There are many types of employees, from independent Uber drivers to seasonal workers, and many ways for employment law to rule in their favor. That costs employers. It...
The Fair Labor Standards Act or “FLSA” creates rights and protections for workers, including the right to a minimum wage, time-and-a-half overtime pay, and restrictions on child labor. If an employer violates the FLSA, they could face serious fines or worse. Although...
Business owners in Pennsylvania have many responsibilities. They need to ensure that the business is running smoothly and profitable. This requires them to ensure that clients and customers are receiving the proper services. They need to ensure they are providing...
Compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act can be critical for every employer to avoid costly litigation. The Act’s requirements and exemptions regarding overtime pay are often a minefield, littered with opportunities to misclassify employees and create conflict...
Most employers in Pennsylvania are going to be subject to the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, or FLSA, as well as Pennsylvania’s wage laws. The FLSA requires that employers pay a minimum hourly wage and, if applicable, overtime wages to their hourly non-exempt...
In 2020, the Department of Labor issued a Final Rule addressing who may share tips under the Fair Labor Standards Act and when an employer may take the tip credit. One issue that has proven difficult, however, is how the Final Rule addresses dual job employees. Dual...
There are many different types of jobs that people have in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. The hours, job requirements, pay and other factors vary. However, there is one thing that all jobs have in common and that is that people rely on them to earn an income and support...
It is not unusual for an employer in Pittsburgh to be hit by a Fair Labor Standards Act claim by a disgruntled employee claiming employee misclassification. Employers may be quick to invoke the good-faith defense. But is doing so always in your best interests? What is...