What are my rights as an employee?

This happens way to often in our area. With few exceptions, you are required to be paid your earned wage and overtime wages for all hours in...

Is it legal for an employee to be paid purely on commission with no guarantee they will be payed enough to equal minimum wage?

There are a lot of factors in answering your question. It depends on the nature of the job. Inside sales people have to be paid wages. Outside...

Doctors office not paying overtime and bad practices.

The answer really is, "it depends." If your wife is performing duties that would exempt her from overtime, then she would only be entitled to her...

I was fired from my job after an accident. Is this company allowed to take my entire pay check without informing me?

An employer cannot withhold the wages of an employee absent the employee's express written permission to do so. Even then, the employee must still...

H-1 B extension -should I apply?

With immigration it is usually best to be overcautious. It might be a good idea to speak with your employer about renewing the H-1B just in case...

Employer refusing to pay wages

Federal Wage and Hour laws generally require an employer to pay the attorneys' fees and costs of an employee who successfully sues for wages. As...

When you file to adjust status to a Lawful Permanent Resident (Green Card), you will also apply for an Employment Authorization Document (EAD). A...

H1B transfer to another company as current H1B is in progress

The most recent H-1B transfer petition will take priority. To be safe, it may be a good idea to upgrade the current transfer to Company B to...

Green card holder & Foreign employment

You can get permission to leave the U.S. for more than six months without abandoning your status in the U.S. as a Lawful Permanent Resident. There...

An employer can terminate an employee for any reason as long as it is not based on an impermissible consideration such as race, sex, religion, or...