Wage theft has become a common problem for employees, especially for service and low-income ones, these days. From failure to receive rightfully earned overtime pay, receiving incorrect pay, or even not receiving pay at all, there are many ways employees are experiencing wage theft in today’s workplace. Recognizing Wage Theft Wage theft is defined as the illegal withholdings of wages, or the […]
This entry was Posted in Employment Law, Employment Law Violations, Employment Lawyer, Employment Rights, Employment Termination, Lawyer, Wage Laws, Wage Payments, Wage Theft, WagesTagged bing, employment attorney, employment laws, employment lawyer, google, overtime laws, overtime theft, wage and hour, wage attorney, wage laws, wage lawyer, wage theft, wages, yahoo on November 2, 2018
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In order to establish a national minimum wage as well as other labor laws, The Fair Labor Standards Act was passed in 1938. This act not only guaranteed things like overtime to qualified employees and the 40-hour workweek, but also prevent the employment of minors in “oppressive child labor”. Minimum Wage & Overtime The Fair Labor Standards Act requires that […]
This entry was Posted in Employment Attorney, Employment Contracts, Employment Law, Employment Rights, FLSA, Wage and Hour, Wage Laws, Wage Payments, WagesTagged bing, employment attorney, employment laws, employment lawyer, FLSA, google, labor laws, overtime, overtime attorney, overtime laws, overtime lawyer, wage and hour, wage and overtime, wage laws, wage theft, wages, yahoo on July 27, 2018
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Employment laws protect employees from having their employment rights violated. From discrimination to harassment, to the payment of wages, there are many ways an employee’s rights can be taken from them, with the most common being wage and overtime theft. Some people, however, may not recognize when these violations occur to them. In order to […]
This entry was Posted in Class Actions, Employment Laws, Employment Lawyer, Employment Rights, Overtime Laws, Overtime Wages, Wage and Hour, Wage Laws, Wage Payments, Wage Theft, WagesTagged attorney, employee misclassification, employment attorney, employment laws, employment lawyer, lawyer, misclassification laws, overtime, overtime laws, overtime theft, wage and hour, wage laws, wage theft, wages on June 8, 2018
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When it comes to receiving your earned pay, nothing is more important than understanding when and how you will be receiving your wage payments from your employer. You Must Receive Wage Payments Twice A Month Most employers pay their employees their earned wages biweekly, with the law requiring them to do so, at least twice a month. However, […]
This entry was Posted in Employment Law, Employment Laws, Employment Lawyer, Employment Rights, Wage and Hour, Wage Laws, Wage Payments, Wage Theft, WagesTagged attorney, employment attorney, employment lawyer, lawyer, w, wage, wage and hour, wage and overtime, wage laws, wage payments, wages on June 1, 2018
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Although it may not seem like a big issue to some, wage theft is the most common employment violation that occurs in the workplace across the nation. There are laws set in place in the state of Illinois to ensure employers do not take advantage of their employees, one being wages. It is required for […]
This entry was Posted in Attorney, Employment Law, Employment Law Violations, Employment Laws, Employment Lawyer, Lawyer, Wage and Hour, Wage Laws, Wage Payments, Wage Theft, WagesTagged Employment Law, employment law lawyer, wage and hour, wage payments, wage theft, wages on January 15, 2018
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Although there are endless amounts of employees who are tipped on a monthly basis, many do not understand tipping laws and how they can protect them. the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) specifically provides a section entitled for employees to be protected if they are tipped more than 30 dollars a month. We here at […]
This entry was Posted in Employment Attorney, Employment Law, Employment Laws, Employment Lawyer, Employment Rights, FLSA, Tip Credits, Tip Pooling, Tipping Laws, Wage Laws, Wage Payments, WagesTagged employment laws, FLSA, illinois employment laws, tip credit, tipping laws, tipping pool on December 18, 2017
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Wage theft is one of the highest occuring issues that exist in the workplace for workers across the country. Wage theft takes place when an employee does not receive a portion of their wages or any at all. Acknowledging Wage Theft Wage theft occurs when an employer does not pay their employee the correct amount […]
This entry was Posted in Employment Law, Employment Law Violations, Employment Laws, Employment Rights, Overtime Laws, Overtime Wages, Wage and Hour, Wage Laws, Wage Payments, Wage Theft, WagesTagged Employment Law, wage laws, wage theft, wages on November 20, 2017
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Many employment laws and regulations are designed to ensure employers don’t take advantage of their employees. Some of those laws include when and how your employer should pay its employees. In Illinois, an employer must pay an employee by check or in the discretion of the employee by direct deposit or a debit card (subject to very strict guidelines). […]
This entry was Posted in Attorney, Employment Contracts, Employment Law, Employment Laws, Employment Lawyer, Employment Rights, Wage and Hour, Wage Laws, Wage Payments, WagesTagged attorney, bing, delayed payment, employment contracts, employment laws, google, labor agency, lawyer, paycheck, salary, wages, yahoo on May 25, 2017
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Wage theft is a common workplace issue that is increasingly becoming a problem for employees all over the country. Wage theft may occur when an employee does not receive all of their wages or any wages at all. Recognizing Wage Theft Not paying employees correctly maybe a violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The FLSA establishes a Federal […]
This entry was Posted in Employee Misclassification, Employment Law, Employment Laws, Employment Rights, Overtime, Overtime Laws, Overtime Wages, Wage and Hour, Wage Laws, Wage Payments, Wage Theft, WagesTagged bing, employee classification laws, employee exemption laws, employee misclassification, employment attorney, employment laws, employment lawyer, employment misclassification, exempt employee, exemption laws, google, misclassification, non-exempt employee, overtime laws, overtime theft, wage and hour, wage issues, wage law, wage laws, wage theft, wages, yahoo on February 20, 2017
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As we outlined in a previous blog post Employer Basics: Unemployment Insurance in Illinois, an established employer must pay a percentage of each employee’s wages, up to an annual base of $12,690, into the State’s Unemployment Fund and that percentage can range from 0.55% to 7.75%. This difference can be significant, a multiple of more than 14 times, […]
This entry was Posted in Employment Attorney, Employment Law, Employment Law Violations, Employment Laws, Employment Lawyer, Employment Rights, Unemployment, Unemployment Benefits, Wage and Hour, Wage Laws, Wage Payments, WagesTagged attorney, bing, employment attorney, employment laws, employment lawyer, google, lawyer, unemployment, unemployment benefits, unemployment laws, yahoo on November 17, 2016
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