Whether hours spent on call are compensable hours of work is a question of fact to be decided in the context of a given case, based upon a variety of
Continue Reading On-Call Hours Can Be A Timebomb For Employers Unless The Situation Is Appropriately Handled By The Employer: It Can Be Done!I have defended all manner of class actions, exemption, working time, independent contractor, but this case is a novel twist on that theme. A group of employees is suing a
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The thorny issue of what constitutes “working time” is always causing headaches for employers and the pandemic period has increased these concerns greatly, with demands made for compensation for testing
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I have handled many travel time cases and can report, regretfully, that plaintiff-side lawyers are always seeking new and creative ways to make certain kinds of travel time compensable. A
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Many wage-hour/overtime actions are brought against restaurants; this is, and has been for some time, a disturbing pattern. Coupled with this trend is the fact that it seems that this
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Off-the-clock work is a common issue that often is the basis for class action wage claims. Put simply, federal and state laws require that workers get paid for the time
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