Waitresses, famous restaurant chain. Toxic workplace, fired, tips stolen after hinting intended to report manager. Class action?

I believe that there are individual claims against the restaurant. If the manager has been stealing tips from other servers, there may be the...

Why haven't I received my check?

Under Connecticut law, when you quit an employer is required to give you your final paycheck no later than the next regular payday. If the payday...

Can a workplace force my fiancée to work weekends, and work off the clock during lunch in Connecticut?

While an employer may unilaterally change an employee's hours in most circumstances, it is against Connecticut law to force an employee to work...

Can an employer qualify your salary position as "exempt" from OT pay just because it says it in your employment contract?

The previous answers are correct. The primary determinant of whether or not you are properly classified as exempt are your duties. As a Video...

I was hired as a non exempt employee and with out my knowledge my manager changed my status to exempt, excluding me from ot

Whether or not you are an exempt employee who is not entitled to overtime depends on several factors, including whether or not you are paid on a...

Can my employer require me to clock out when there are no patients for me to serve and back in when there is?

Whether or not a practice such as this is permissible depends upon whether, and to what extent, your employer exercises control over you during the...

Employer wants employee to collect umemployment benefits and still work for them 40 hours until company is doing better.

If you are being paid by the employer while still collecting unemployment, you personally would be violating the law. Not only could you be...

Can I sue my boss (MD)?

As a general rule, if your employer is engaging in unwanted conduct of a sexual nature, he may be violating federal or state laws against sexual...

As a general rule, unless there is a collective bargaining agreement in place, an employer is free to set its employees' compensation however it...

It sounds as if your employer is using something called the "fluctuating work week" method of paying overtime. This is a method that is approved...