June 17, 2013 in Employment Law, FLSA and NJWHL
At face value, it sounds like a win-win situation when businesses hire college students–even recent college graduates–as unpaid interns. It gives
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May 6, 2013 in Employment Law, FLSA and NJWHL
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is a federal law that establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping requirements, and child labor
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April 22, 2013 in Employment Law, FLSA and NJWHL
Employers who hire teenagers under 18 years of age and fail to comply with child labor laws and regulations put their business and employees at risk.
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April 8, 2013 in Employment Law, FLSA and NJWHL
The U.S. Department of Labor recently issued Fact Sheet #77, which make clear that employers cannot retaliate against employees who complain of
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March 18, 2013 in Employment Law, FLSA and NJWHL
The Federal Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and New Jersey labor law require that minors (employees who are 17-years old or younger) be given a thirty
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March 11, 2013 in Employment Law, FLSA and NJWHL
One way employers avoid paying benefits and taxes is to classify employees as “independent contractors.” But this is one of the gravest mistakes an
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February 28, 2013 in Employment Law, FLSA and NJWHL
When an employee damages company equipment, may a New Jersey employer dock (“deduct”) the employee’s wages?
When an employee loses or steals
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February 27, 2013 in Employment Law
In a previous blog post, I wrote about teachers who were terminated for posting derogatory comments about their students.
But now, it seems that
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February 25, 2013 in Employment Law, FLSA and NJWHL
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) require that covered, non-exempt employees be paid one and one-half times their regular rate of pay for all hours
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February 18, 2013 in Employment Law, FLSA and NJWHL
New Jersey employers are legally obligated to comply with a myriad of state and federal laws, including the Fair Labor Standards Act and New Jersey
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