http://joeslegalforum.forumotion.net/wage-and-hour-laws-f13/-t1.htm Minimum wage and Overtime. Fair Labor Standards Act (F.L.S.A) Fri, 21 Aug 2009 19:26:29 GMT 10 http://www.news.com.au/common/imagedata/0,,6515314,00.jpg http://joeslegalforum.forumotion.net/wage-and-hour-laws-f13/-t1.htm http://joeslegalforum.forumotion.net/wage-and-hour-laws-f13/bounced-paychecks-t220.htm Hardlabor I saved all my weekly pay checks for three weeks and deposited them into my checking account. Two of them came back insufficient funds. I provided all the copies of the returned checks and the returned check fees to my account to the temp agency by fax early this week. They denied receiving them and did not issue new checks on friday this week. I am tired of dealing with the deceptive and deliberate stall methods. What kind of compensation am I entitled too? I have ... Wage and Hour Laws Fri, 21 Aug 2009 19:26:29 GMT http://joeslegalforum.forumotion.net/wage-and-hour-laws-f13/bounced-paychecks-t220.htm#1096 http://joeslegalforum.forumotion.net/wage-and-hour-laws-f13/bounced-paychecks-t220.htm http://joeslegalforum.forumotion.net/wage-and-hour-laws-f13/excellent-new-link-from-the-dol-t204.htm JoeC (McGruff) http://www.dol.gov/esa/minwage/america.htm

Also today, the federal minimum wage is $7.25. Some state minimum wage laws exceed the federal rate.
JoeC (McGruff)]]> Wage and Hour Laws Fri, 24 Jul 2009 12:58:03 GMT http://joeslegalforum.forumotion.net/wage-and-hour-laws-f13/excellent-new-link-from-the-dol-t204.htm#1019 http://joeslegalforum.forumotion.net/wage-and-hour-laws-f13/excellent-new-link-from-the-dol-t204.htm http://joeslegalforum.forumotion.net/wage-and-hour-laws-f13/pay-cut-and-demotion-t209.htm Mminor In the last few days my husband has been demoted and now has recieved a cut in pay. When he questioned why all he was told is it was because of write ups that he has never seen and that one was a write up for not being at a company party that he did not go to after work. When he asked about the other write ups and the one about not going to the party his employer just walked a way. he has been employed there over 12 yrs, with out a pay raise or cost of living increase in over 3 yrs. any advise ... Wage and Hour Laws Tue, 04 Aug 2009 23:04:18 GMT http://joeslegalforum.forumotion.net/wage-and-hour-laws-f13/pay-cut-and-demotion-t209.htm#1027 http://joeslegalforum.forumotion.net/wage-and-hour-laws-f13/pay-cut-and-demotion-t209.htm http://joeslegalforum.forumotion.net/wage-and-hour-laws-f13/california-court-of-appeals-overturns-workers-win-in-starbucks-t167.htm JoeC (McGruff) The California Court of Appeals has just reversed the Starbucks award. The difference, according to the appellate court, was that the trial court based its decision on cases finding violations where tips given to individual employees were required to be pooled and ultimately distributed to managers among others. In this case, however, the tips were initially given in a "tip jar"--not to an individual employee. According to the court, Distributing initially pooled tips to managers ... Wage and Hour Laws Fri, 05 Jun 2009 01:58:33 GMT http://joeslegalforum.forumotion.net/wage-and-hour-laws-f13/california-court-of-appeals-overturns-workers-win-in-starbucks-t167.htm#821 http://joeslegalforum.forumotion.net/wage-and-hour-laws-f13/california-court-of-appeals-overturns-workers-win-in-starbucks-t167.htm http://joeslegalforum.forumotion.net/wage-and-hour-laws-f13/coporate-policy-on-certain-holiday-pay-california-t118.htm OverTheStars I work for a well known national retail company in southern california. You'll probably see me here a lot, this company is constantly doing things I am forced to question and I want to make sure I don't get screwed just so they can save themselves trouble. On the last payday, a letter came with the check (stapled to all checks and stubs) stating that the 8 hours of holiday pay that shows in the "unused" account of PTO is to be considered irrelevant (in so many words). I had known ... Wage and Hour Laws Wed, 07 Jan 2009 05:40:52 GMT http://joeslegalforum.forumotion.net/wage-and-hour-laws-f13/coporate-policy-on-certain-holiday-pay-california-t118.htm#635 http://joeslegalforum.forumotion.net/wage-and-hour-laws-f13/coporate-policy-on-certain-holiday-pay-california-t118.htm http://joeslegalforum.forumotion.net/wage-and-hour-laws-f13/classified-as-indi-contractor-t66.htm Actongue The place I work for classifies us as an independant contractor and Someone was saying that as an indepandnt contractor We do not follow the Standards set forth by Washington state in regards to meals and breaks even though we are paid on an hourly basis even though we are performing the same tasks as the employees that we are hired to work with. http://apps.leg.wa.gov/wac/default.aspx?Cite=296-126-092 I Stated that the State does not classify us differently because we are still ... Wage and Hour Laws Thu, 02 Oct 2008 03:02:37 GMT http://joeslegalforum.forumotion.net/wage-and-hour-laws-f13/classified-as-indi-contractor-t66.htm#327 http://joeslegalforum.forumotion.net/wage-and-hour-laws-f13/classified-as-indi-contractor-t66.htm http://joeslegalforum.forumotion.net/wage-and-hour-laws-f13/tips-and-gratuity-deduction-oklahoma-t62.htm DurantBum I’m currently working at an Indian casino in Oklahoma as a poker dealer. The casino takes 20% of table games employee tips. The tips are supposedly shared with support staff, supervisors and management. In addition, support staff and occasionally supervisors make tips of their own, which they keep 100% of. As matter of fact supervisors pocket their tips to avoid paying tax on them. Is any of this legal? Do Indian tribes really “run their own Government” and do as they please? With a little over ... Wage and Hour Laws Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:36:58 GMT http://joeslegalforum.forumotion.net/wage-and-hour-laws-f13/tips-and-gratuity-deduction-oklahoma-t62.htm#287 http://joeslegalforum.forumotion.net/wage-and-hour-laws-f13/tips-and-gratuity-deduction-oklahoma-t62.htm http://joeslegalforum.forumotion.net/wage-and-hour-laws-f13/meal-breaks-in-wa-state-t58.htm Actongue work as a Bartender and Server for Banquets meetings weddings etc in Wa state plus extensive work in the restaurant Industry as a whole. I Have the following dispute with many Employees and even Employers Washington State law says that you are required to take a half hour meal (when more working ore the a 5 hour shift) break in your first 5hours with the break not commencing less then 2 and a half hours into your shift and not exceeding 5 hours. There are numerous times I and many ... Wage and Hour Laws Mon, 29 Sep 2008 01:29:02 GMT http://joeslegalforum.forumotion.net/wage-and-hour-laws-f13/meal-breaks-in-wa-state-t58.htm#272 http://joeslegalforum.forumotion.net/wage-and-hour-laws-f13/meal-breaks-in-wa-state-t58.htm http://joeslegalforum.forumotion.net/wage-and-hour-laws-f13/flat-rate-pay-vs-hourly-t35.htm updragracer Can a employer change your pay scale from hourly to a flat rate scale without your consent ?? I am a mechanic who was hired as a hourly employee I work on heavy trucks etc. our new manager is planning to turn our shop into a flat rate shop . I will refuse to work as a flat rate mechanic as this job I have cannot be set up for a flat rate . most of the vehicles I work on are highly modified from original condition with various attachments hydralic systems etc. that have no labor operation ... Wage and Hour Laws Wed, 17 Sep 2008 23:30:08 GMT http://joeslegalforum.forumotion.net/wage-and-hour-laws-f13/flat-rate-pay-vs-hourly-t35.htm#186 http://joeslegalforum.forumotion.net/wage-and-hour-laws-f13/flat-rate-pay-vs-hourly-t35.htm http://joeslegalforum.forumotion.net/wage-and-hour-laws-f13/docking-pay-for-accidentally-breaking-something-washington-t31.htm Whiplash7x I work at a company, and I get paid hourly, unless I am on a gig then a get payed a day rate. When I work hourly it is mostly warehouse work. Prepping and deprepping and keeping track of gear. A few weeks ago I was picking up some gear from 2 different places. I was driving a truck rented by the company, I put the gear from both places in the back of the truck, but didn't securely strap down the heaviest of the gear. During the drive the heavy gear rolled (a case with wheels, that had a motor ... Wage and Hour Laws Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:37:29 GMT http://joeslegalforum.forumotion.net/wage-and-hour-laws-f13/docking-pay-for-accidentally-breaking-something-washington-t31.htm#165 http://joeslegalforum.forumotion.net/wage-and-hour-laws-f13/docking-pay-for-accidentally-breaking-something-washington-t31.htm http://joeslegalforum.forumotion.net/wage-and-hour-laws-f13/expiration-of-flex-hours-accrued-t29.htm russtopher I work for a school district, part time with no benefits. My job requires that I put in more than four hours a day, but I can only be paid for four hours. Extra pay is "flex" time, which i can use if I am sick or want a holiday. My employer wants to change their policy from a 45-day accumulation of flex time to a 10 day accumulation - in short, I would have to take a day off or be sick within 10 days of when I worked those extra hours. I've worked 15 extra hours already, ... Wage and Hour Laws Sun, 14 Sep 2008 05:19:03 GMT http://joeslegalforum.forumotion.net/wage-and-hour-laws-f13/expiration-of-flex-hours-accrued-t29.htm#157 http://joeslegalforum.forumotion.net/wage-and-hour-laws-f13/expiration-of-flex-hours-accrued-t29.htm