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Working off the Clock-Hourly Employees on Sales Commissions
Are you a non-exempt hourly employee or a non-exempt employee on a sales commission? Have you been required to work “off the clock”? Does your manager or supervisor pressure you into underreporting your hours or changing your timecards to avoid having to pay overtime? If so, your rights under the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) may well have been violated.
Working off the Clock-Hourly Employees on Sales Commissions
Are you a non-exempt hourly employee or a non-exempt employee on a sales commission? Have you been required to work “off the clock”? Does your manager or supervisor pressure you into underreporting your hours or changing your timecards to avoid having to pay overtime? If so, your rights under the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) may well have been violated.
If You Were Bullied Into Your Severance Agreement, You May Still Be Able To Sue
After seven years of service to her job, Plaintiff Jena McClellan announced to her employer that she was pregnant. About three months later, she was bullied into signing a severance agreement.
On the day of her termination, the company’s president called her into his office, closed the door behind her, and presented her with an agreement. He said that she “needed to sign then if [she] wanted any severance.”
Have You Read Your Insurance Policy (Part 1)?
You call your insurance agent to report a claim, only to be told you don’t have coverage. How can that be? You’ve been paying your premiums to that company for 10 years and never had a claim before this. Well, not all insurance policies cover every conceivable loss, and even if the type of loss was conceivable it might not be covered without having a specific add-on (called an “endorsement”) that you had to pay extra for.
So You Just Want a Simple Will?
Preparing a "simple" Will may not be as effortless as you think.
20% Limit on Sidework for Servers and Bartenders - You Have Rights!
Well restaurant workers, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) seems to be looking out for you. Although you might not be making the standard minimum wage ($7.25 in Kentucky), the DOL is enforcing provisions to protect your time and money.
The Power is the People's
Thoughts on a peaceful presidential transition during divisive times. Points for which to be grateful.
