Understanding your right as an employee to breaks is important. There are different rules in different states. Texas, along with most other states, defers to the federal statutes for governing breaks. According to the Fair Labor Standards Act, there is no break...
wage and hour claims
What should I know about the Family and Medical Leave Act?
According to the U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division, the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) provides unpaid leave to employees when faced with personal or family illness, or other medical conditions. The employee receives job protection while on leave to...
What is the seven-minute rule?
Each workplace may use slightly different methods to record the time you begin or end work. While some employers use the exact time you punch in or out, other employers may use something called the "seven-minute rule" to round your time up or down. If you see...
What do you know about covert wage theft in the workplace?
While you enjoy your profession in Texas, you do not enjoy feeling like your employer cheats you out of wages. So far, you only have suspicions rather than evidence. To help you get to the root of the truth, learn what GOBankingRates says about underhanded ways...
Discrimination and wage and hour violations
In workspaces across the country, discrimination is a major problem. Likewise, wage and hour violations occur far too frequently and in some instances, employees experience both of these hardships at the same time. For example, some people are denied overtime or not...
Am I required to have a lunch break?
In order to ensure that you are getting paid the correct amount and tabulating your hourly timesheets correctly, it is necessary to understand the break laws in Texas. Different states may have different laws surrounding lunch periods and mandatory breaks, but it is...
Know what to do about unpaid overtime
When people work overtime, they usually expect to receive their wages for these hours. Sometimes, though, a company may not pay overtime. In this situation, it is important for people to take action so they can receive wages for the hours they worked. Many people may...
Detailing added compensation requirements
Many in Austin may often joke that no one is ever paid enough for the work that they do. Whether the nature of your work warrant the salary that you receive is a subjective debate; the effort that you put into fulfilling the expectations of your job is not. When it is...
Paying employees overtime for on-call work
Some Texas employees who work on-call shifts may be eligible for overtime pay. As evidenced by a court case in Ohio, however, there can be some confusion regarding when that overtime pay is required. The judge in that case found that a nurse who was on call throughout...