Back pay and liquidated damages in an amount equal to the unpaid wages can be recovered for violations of Fair Labor Standards Act. You should...

So in NC how many days can you work mandatory(15,36 etc) legally before it’s against the law?

For workers older than age 17, there is no legal limit under North Carolina or federal law regarding maximum hours of work, nor is there any...

Can an employer (school system) take pay from my paycheck for a payroll mistake they made a year ago?

The NC Wage and Hour Act provisions, which limit the amount and purposes of withholdings that an employer may take from your paycheck and which...

Are employment protections broken?

Failing to make a reasonable accommodation is a violation of the AA, whether or not the employee is terminated. Failure by the employer to engage...

ACA Mediation. Are they scammers? Debt collectors?

If the name being used suggests that it is a mediation service, but the approach sounds like a debt collector, that is quite abnormal. If you...

If an employee creates something (a design on a shirt for example) does the company own that design?

Generally, an employer owns the valuable ideas that its employees come up with within the course of their work. But, if an idea has been developed...

Denied hearing protection?

I have changed the practice area for this question to Workers Compensation. If you have a case for the injury, it likely will only be recognized...

You should consult as soon as possible with an experienced employment attorney about your rights under the Family and Medical Leave Act, as well as...

I agree with Mr. Robinson's and Ms. Coleman's comments above that there should be available "unbundled" legal support for your limited engagement...

I was an hourly worker for a company in Morganton that required me to work 12 hour shifts without breaks or an unpaid lunch.

There is no limit in North Carolina or federal wage and hour law on the number of hours that an employee may be required to work in a day, nor any...