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Aug-7-20 Sacramento, CA CASE, the union that represents California attorneys, administrative law judges and many other state employees, has objected to an ill-conceived coronavirus outreach effort that forced hundreds of Department of Industrial Relations employees to work over the Fourth of July weekend. Unlike many California Labor Code lawsuits, this dispute... - Moving Company Workers often denied Overtime
Oct-5-12 Brooklyn, NY Andy has worked many years at a moving company making $12 per hour. He doesn’t recall ever working less than 12 hour days and never received pay for overtime. Andy was afraid of “rocking the boat”--until he understood overtime laws and his entitlement to pay for overtime . Andy’s normal workday starts at 7am and e... - Overtime Lawsuits—Keep on Trucking
Oct-22-10 New York, NY Overtime lawsuits are increasing nationwide, particularly in some states where truckers who were at first denied overtime pay may find that their employer has violated the overtime law. Historically, truck drivers are generally ineligible for overtime pay under federal wage and hour law, but not so in New Jersey, and perhaps other states... - California Overtime: What the New Exemption Threshold Means
Mar-21-08 Los Angeles, CA A change in the California Overtime Law , and a lowering of the exemption threshold that came into effect in the New Year, translates to a win for employers in the computer industry, and a loss for those spending endless hours staring, hunched over, into a screen. Following years of annual increases, as of January 1st 2008, the hourly w... - Working 9 to 5 and Then Some...
Oct-24-06 Long Pond, PA Working Off the Clock simply means not getting paid for the time worked. And this is illegal. Increasingly, employees are faced with a choice in the workplace: either work "off the clock", quit or get fired. They are often promised advancement by showing up early and staying late. Or being on call like Dan McGuinness, and threatened with... - Are Overtime Pay Laws About to Worsen?
Feb-25-12 Palo Alto, CA The love may not have been felt in some circles on Valentine's Day this year as the debate over a landmark overtime pay laws bill continued to heat up like two lovers in the throes of mid-February fireworks. In the face of a growing number of class-action lawsuits seeking redress for alleged infractions to overtime laws, companies employi... - California IT Overtime: There May be a Loophole
Apr-27-09 Sacramento, CA : If you are a California IT professional you would be forgiven for feeling victimized as the result of all the recent changes to California Labor Law that impact negatively on you. California IT overtime and the ensuing lost ground, has been the one issue that has galvanized the industry in recent years. But remember, there is still r... - Are California Software Engineers Getting a Fair Shake
Mar-30-09 Silicon Valley, CA Remember that $65 million IBM award a few years ago that had Big Blue crying the blues? That happened because somewhere, at some time somebody spoke up. How many California software developers are speaking up now? Especially since changes to California IT overtime exemption rates have the California computer professional making a lot l... - California IT Professionals Stuck Between Two Worlds
Mar-17-09 El Sobrante, CA You work long hours, often in a small space, and have no authority over your job or what you do. You are considered a professional and are required to be on-call and work overtime without extra pay. Although your salary sounds impressive, when it is stretched over all the hours you work it turns out you barely make more than minimum wage. Y... - IT Overtime Lawsuits: A California Labor Law Attorney Weighs In
Jan-26-09 Irvine, CA Most California IT overtime lawsuits involve salaried employees who have been misclassified as exempt from overtime pay by their employers. Attorney Roger Carter of The Carter Law Firm explains why IT employees may be owed a great deal of money in unpaid overtime. His firm handles cases throughout California on a contingency fee basis, advan... - Jewels, Lies and Unpaid Overtime
Aug-26-08 Picayune, MS For two years, jewelry sales associate Elizabeth Dunphey put in thousands of overtime hours yet her manager refused due compensation, proclaiming it was against Zale Corporation company policy. When Elizabeth was promoted to manager, she discovered the deepest of deceptions and the reasons behind it. "The overtime issue started just afte... - IT Overtime California - Companies Make Money Off Employee Overtime
Apr-1-07 Los Angeles, CA: California is home to a large number of technology companies; however many Information Technology (IT) workers do not actually know their rights when it comes to overtime pay . Knowing their rights, especially relating to overtime, is vital because IT jobs often require overtime work, responding to technology emergencies and performing... - Mud Loggers Overtime Misclassification
Overtime misclassification is one of the ways employers get around paying their employees for overtime work, and this applies to the case of mud logging technicians. Mud loggers who work in the oil drilling industry, have been misclassified as geologists and exempt from overtime pay. Mud Logging Technicians Mud logging technicians c... - Number of California Social Workers Suing for Overtime Pay Could Rise
Aug-24-13 Ventura County, CA While an honest day’s pay for an honest day’s work is what most Americans are entitled to and can reasonably expect, adherence to overtime pay laws can be murky. That’s because in some sectors overtime pay can be subject to interpretation, and as such, employers with a bent on keeping as much of their bottom line fo... - Another Assistant Manager Lawsuit against Eckerd Drugs?
Feb-9-11 Lufkin, TX Bernita was initially hired by Eckerd Drugs as an "office gal" and soon worked her way up to assistant manager. No surprise, Bernita worked longer hours but wasn't getting paid more. In fact, she made more money before getting promoted, because Eckerd didn't pay assistant managers overtime , even though they were paid an hourly rate. And othe... - Former Apple Employee Launches Class Action for Unpaid Overtime
Aug-10-09 Tallahassee, FL The issue of overtime pay continues to be a frustration for both employer and employee. It remains hard for employers to budget for overtime—which affects their bottom line—while employees deserve to be paid for hours worked. Overtime laws and overtime rules govern the disputes that are inevitable. Apple, one of the world... - Boss Begrudgingly Paid Overtime
Oct-1-08 Winter Park, FL Dave C. gets paid by the hour and due to nature of the job, Dave works a lot of overtime . He worked a total of 104 hours in one two-week pay period, which means he is entitled to 24 hours of overtime pay . But Dave's boss told him that he doesn't pay overtime, which is a violation of overtime laws . "I work for this event production... - One New York City Employer not Taking Time with Paying Overtime
Feb-20-08 New York, NY: There has been widespread controversy throughout America over unpaid overtime . Many employers have dodged the overtime bullet for several years labeling employees as salaried. Companies with salaried employees feel the title of "salaried" is a safe haven to skirt paying overtime. They believe salary indicates a certain amount of pay no matt... - Employees often Unpaid for Overtime, Unaware of Overtime Laws
Dec-14-05 Many people, from restaurant workers and managers, to computer programmers aren't paid all that they're entitled to. If you have worked more than eight hours a day, or more than 40 hours in one week, you may be entitled to overtime. Some employers rely on you not knowing your rights. Trying to understand laws regulating overtime, who gets it, and how it's pa... - California Judge Approves Old Dominion Freight Line and Dockworkers Settlement
Aug-27-23 Santa Clara, CA A California federal judge has given the green light to settle a California dockworkers lawsuit accusing Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. of failing to provide meal and rest breaks. And Old Dominion seems to have developed a habit of California labor overtime violations. In their lawsuit filed in state court, employees Robert Canale...