The Buenker Law Firm Attorneys at Law

Drive Time, Down Time, and the “All-in-a-Day’s-Work” Rule

We have had the issue of “compensable time” come up in many of our cases. Compensable time is time…

Posted by Josef Buenker on Mar 28, 2018

Wage Theft in Restaurants

Restaurants often violate the pay requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act. Many waiters and waitresses, cooks and assistant managers are improperly paid.

Posted by Josef Buenker on Mar 22, 2018

Off-The-Clock Wage Theft

An off-the-clock claim is when an employee does work for his or her employer and does not get paid for it. Sometimes off-the-clock work is…

Posted by Josef Buenker on Mar 15, 2018

Wage Theft by Misclassifying Employees as Independent Contractors

There are a large number of companies that commit wage theft by misclassifying workers as independent contractors when they should be treated as employees. The…

Posted by Josef Buenker on Mar 08, 2018

The FLSA - Basic Worker Protections or a "Business Killer?"

The Fair Labor Standard Act (FLSA) offers vital protections for workers with regard to their pay. The FLSA established the 40-hour workweek and it requires…

Posted by Josef Buenker on Feb 28, 2018