Wage & Overtime

Staffing expenses often eat into an organization's profit margins. Many businesses negotiate wages aggressively when hiring to keep them relatively low and may also schedule workers carefully to limit or outright eliminate overtime hours.  Overtime pay for hourly and...

The right to a fair wage is rooted in federal law, and every employer is required to meet certain wage standards if they want to do business lawfully in the United States. For example, with rare exceptions for those in service industry professions where gratuities are...

Have you ever clocked out at the end of the day and then realized you had more work to do? Maybe someone stopped you in the hallway on your way out and asked you to run a quick errand. It might only take a few minutes to wrap up what you have to do, but when you start...

Generally speaking, overtime is paid to employees who work more than 40 hours in a single week. They deserve to be paid at time and a half their normal rate for all this extra time. Your employer may not want to do that, so can they average out longer periods of time...

Some employees in New York will find more money in their paychecks as of the end of this year. The minimum wage is scheduled to rise for employees in specific geographical areas. As of December 31, 2021, the minimum wage for workers in Westchester and Long Island will...

Workers across the United States have a right to demand overtime wages in certain situations. Although federal overtime rules do not require overtime pay for those who work third shift, over the weekend or on holidays, the law does mandate that those who work more...

When you started your new job, the owner of the company for which you began performing duties may have informed you that you would work as an independent contractor. You may have accepted this classification because you performed your duties at home and had the...

If you are a home care provider in New York, you play a vital role in the health care industry. Because of the work you do, patients can remain in their homes and still receive professional, compassionate care. However, the work is difficult, often thankless and...

Most people have a need to work in order to earn a living and support themselves and their families. Though their occupations may not be their dream jobs, they likely understand that having any sort of income could help their personal situations. However, when...

Many New York residents know that when a difficult situation arises, they must often take action themselves in order to address issues. In some cases, problems at work can seem especially hard to handle, and when wages are affected, workers may wonder what route could...