Blog Category - Wage Gap

May

Does Travel Time Count for Wage and Hour Law?

One question that we frequently receive is whether travel time counts as compensable time for purposes of wage and hour law and it really depends what kind of travel it is. All of us drive to work in the morning and we drive home in the afternoon, that is not compensable time. Ho...

May

How Do I Fight Hourly and Salary Wage Issues as an Independent Contractor?

One of the biggest things that we’ve seen over the last decade is employers attempting to classify its actual employees as independent contractors. Employers do this for a number of reasons. Bottom line, it’s cheaper. They don’t have to pay workers’ compensation, they don’t have...

May

How Can Someone Know If They Should Be Paid Overtime, Over Salary, For Certain Work?

In order to determine if someone is entitled to overtime or not, you have to examine what their job function is. If their job function is truly managing, such as reviewing performance reviews, handling everyone’s scheduling, giving out discipline, hiring employees, making decisio...

May

Oracle: A Culture of Pay Discrimination?

A lawsuit has been filed against Oracle, a computer technology corporation, alleging pay discrimination. Three female employees are seeking class-action status to represent all women at Oracle. The lawsuits state that Oracle paid female employees less than male employees for...

May

Why Are My Wages Not Increasing?

In a recent report by Business Insider, the rates of corporate profits and wage rates dating back to the 1950’s were analyzed. The results they found are unfortunate for workers. Wages have declined over time when compared to company profits. Researchers analyzing economies th...

May

How Do You Know If Your Employer Is Committing Wage Theft?

A recent report by the Economic Policy Institute estimated that low-wage workers in California lose $2 billion per year due to wage theft. Amidst many allegations against ridesharing giant Uber, they are now repaying drivers for shorting commissions for a number of years. The...

May

Could Changes in Overtime Pay Law Cover More Than Just Low-Earners?

For a long time, overtime pay has been limited to low wage earners. Right now, the threshold is at the salary level is $23,660 per year. Many salaried employees only making slightly more than this cutoff will be asked to work very demanding schedules of more than 40 hours, onl...

May

How Do I Know if I Am Entitled to Overtime?

May

Equal Pay Day Was on April 4th, Here’s What You Should Know

This year, National Equal Pay Day fell on April 4. This date marks how long after the beginning of the year it took for women in this country to earn the same amount of money as men did the previous year. It took over four months to equate. Last year, the pay gap decreased, as As...

May

Are Businesses Using Prepaid Debit Cards to Pay Less than Minimum Wage?

Several businesses have been accused of using prepaid debit cards with hidden fees to pay workers. These cards incur fees when they are used and for monthly maintenance. Fees from using the cards can drop wages to below the federal minimum of $7. 25 per hour. In addition, the c...

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