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Overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act is not one and one-half times a worker's base hourly rate. It is one and one-half times the…

The most common reason workers do not raise a pay problem is fear of what happens next. That fear is realistic, and the Fair Labor…

Traveling merchandisers stock shelves, build seasonal displays, run resets, rotate product, and audit planograms in grocery stores, drug stores, big-box retailers, convenience stores, and auto…

Retail chains, fast food franchises, convenience stores, restaurants, and call centers routinely give workers a management title, put them on a salary, and stop paying…

Many employers use timekeeping systems that automatically subtract 30 minutes from every shift for a meal period, whether or not the worker actually took one.…

Some employers pay workers the same hourly rate for every hour worked — whether that is 35 hours or 65 hours in a week. Others…

For many workers, the workday does not end when they clock out. Home health aides complete visit notes and electronic charts after leaving a client's…

For many workers, the workday does not end when they clock out. Home health aides complete visit notes and electronic charts after leaving a client's…

Many workers drive from one worksite to another as a regular part of their day — home health aides traveling between client homes, HVAC technicians…

Federal law allows restaurants, bars, and other hospitality employers to pay tipped employees as little as $2.13 per hour in cash wages — a rate…