https://youtu.be/IahtRr0Sr_M When you do work for somebody, an “implied-in-fact” contract may be established through what you and they said and did. These usually begin with an ORAL statement wherein somebody asks another to do a job for them. However, this can also happen when an employee volunteers to do work for the boss. In other …
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Why the boss can’t take money out of your check that is not for normal taxes and withholdings. If you’re a server at a restaurant, you need to know about the so-call “tip Credit” of Section 3(m) of the FLSA. That law allows an employer to take a tip credit toward its minimum wage obligation …
By Greg Smith posted in Wage & Hour Claims on Tuesday, May 10, 2016 The “fluctuating work week” can be a real headache, and I’d never suggest an employer actually use it because it could mean trouble. Employers like it because the fluctuating work week is a way of paying their non-exempt hourly employees …
By Greg Smith posted in Wage & Hour Claims on Wednesday, April 6, 2016 Often an employer will tell his employees he doesn’t have to pay overtime because he pays via the “piece rate method.” This is especially prominent in the construction industry. So, if Billy gets paid $20 for every toilet he unclogs and …
By Greg Smith posted in Wage & Hour Claims on Saturday, February 27, 2016 The United States Department of Labor (as of December 19, 2015) posted what the United States Fair Labor Standards Act does not require. It is important to know what the “DOL” says because their opinions are usually followed by the nation’s …
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Should I be paid for my time of putting on my protective gear and taking it off? And what about the time I spend waiting to get my protective gear from the company? By Greg Smith posted in Wage & Hour Claims on Friday, June 26, 2015 These matters were decided by meat and poultry …
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It’s Really A Horse, But What If We Just Call It A Cow? (Would That Make The Horse A Cow? Of Course, Not!) By Greg Smith posted in Wage & Hour Claims on Monday, June 1, 2015 Let’s assume you (a lowly employee) are in the middle of a trial, and it’s little old you …
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https://youtu.be/XNJbc2XWqME By Greg Smith posted in Wage & Hour Claims on Sunday, May 31, 2015. Updated with video in October, 2017. Utah law says “whenever an employer separates an employee from the employer’s payroll [in other words, the employee did not quit, but was let go] the unpaid wages of the employee become due immediately, …
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