Generally, your boss can assign any job duties to you. However, if the restaurant takes advantage of the tip credit provisions in state and federal...

CAN EMPLOYER DEDUCT MEAL TIME WHEN YOU DID NOT RECEIVE A MEAL TIME

Generally no. Wisconsin law requires breaks received by hourly employees, which are less than 30 full and consecutive minutes, to be paid breaks....

This may be illegal. Generally an employer can round to the nearest quarter hour increments. However, the rounding must be to the nearest...

Do I have a case by myself?

There are a number of wage and hour claims brought on behalf of exotic dancers like yourself for unpaid minimum wages. Under the Fair Labor...

Is it legal for an employer to make u buy your own uniforms?

An employer may violate state and federal minimum wage laws by requiring deductions for uniforms if, in the workweek where the deduction is taken,...

Do I need a lawyer for not being paid overtime?

Generally, an employer cannot average hours between workweeks, which sounds like what you are describing. Overtime is calculated on a workweek...

First, just because an employer classifies an employee (or a set of employees) as exempt from overtime, it does not mean that the law actually...

Labor Law question.

Maxwell is correct. When an employee works in excess of forty hours a week, that employee should receive time and one-half the regular rate. The...

My former employer has filed chapter 11 and is operating under a confirmed plan. I have approx 7,000 in wages due

There may be a way to bring an action for unpaid minimum wages and overtime under the FLSA and Wisconsin's Wage Laws against the individual...

Husband boss changing pay, can he do this?

Generally, an employer can modify compensation terms at any time going forward - this is part of the at-will relationship. However, an employer...