Our attorneys have put together a series of helpful videos to answer some of the most frequently asked questions our clients have. We hope you’ll find this information helpful. Don’t forget to check back often as we are always working on expanding our library of FAQ videos!
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June, 2016 If your employer has just asked you to work off the clock it’s the same thing as them reaching into your pocket and saying, can I just take $20.00 or $50.00 or $100.00. Whether you want to give them that money or give them your time free is a decision … |
May, 2016 A lot of people don’t know this but if you are working more than 40 hours a week the presumption is that you should be paid overtime for that extra work that you do in the workweek. Now, there are certain situations when it’s fine to pay somebody a sal … |
April, 2016 A lot of times people think that just because they are paid a salary that they’re automatically not entitled to any overtime. We see a lot of times the companies will get that wrong and one particular industry when that happens a lot is the constructio … |
March, 2016 Your final paycheck at a job, is no different than any other paycheck you get while working there. You are entitled to be paid for the time that you worked for any job. That being said, a lot of times at the end of a job, whether you’ve been fired or f … |
February, 2016 If you’re a salesperson who has not gotten all of the commissions that you think you’re entitled to, you should definitely talk to a lawyer to see what’s going on, not necessarily only with those commissions but also with your pay as a whole. Very ofte … |
January, 2016 A lot of people ask what their options are when they haven’t been getting time and a half for overtime that they’ve worked. Basically anytime you work more than 40 hours in a workweek you should at least be asking the question of whether you’re entitle … |
December, 2015 Anybody who is in this country and works deserves to be paid for the time that they’ve worked and to be paid overtime for any hours that they worked more than 40 hours a week unless they’re exempt in some way. Your immigration status has nothing to do … |
November, 2015 You’re probably familiar with what your regular pay cycles are supposed to be. If your employer is consistently late on paying you or on the money being in the account when you go to cash those pay checks then you should be asking the question of wheth … |
October, 2015 Off-the-clock work, which is work that you’re required to do either before your shift starts or after you’ve clocked out for the evening should always be paid. If you are required to do things to get ready for the workday before your shift is starting … |
September, 2015 Many workers don’t pursue claims for unpaid wages or unpaid overtime because they’re afraid that their employer will take some sort of action against them including maybe firing them. But the truth is that being worried about that and keeping yourself … |
August, 2015 In a lot of industries, it’s fairly common for there to be automatic break deductions, usually these are for half hour or an hour and supposedly these are for your meal breaks. Now, there’s nothing wrong with an employer making those automatic deductio … |
July, 2015 A prevailing wage rate is a minimum hourly rate that workers must be paid in projects that are funded by certain governmental entities. What that means in practice is that usually the minimum wage rate is something fairly low, you may know what it is. … |
June, 2015 If you work in a tipped position of any kind whether it’s being a server, a waiter, a waitress or any other kind of tipped position it’s always worth asking the question of whether those tips that you worked hard for should, in fact, be shared with oth … |
May, 2015 If you’re working more than 40 hours a week for your employer and your employer is not paying you any overtime at all or isn’t paying you overtime for all of the hours over 40 hours that you’ve worked your options are to consider whether or not their f … |
April, 2015 If your employer fails to keep good track of your time or to give you pay stubs that accurately reflect when you’ve worked and when your breaks were then, if there becomes a time when you believe you have not been paid overtime and you wish to make a c … |
March, 2015 There are time limits for making a claim for underpaid wages. In New York, you can generally go back for up to six years. Under federal law, you can go back up to two or even three years depending on certain factors. Basically if you’ve worked anywhere … |
February, 2015 There are several different kinds of bonuses under the law and very often a promised bonus is recoverable. Now, a lot of people use the word bonus to refer to a bunch of fairly distinct kinds of concepts so sometimes you’re talking about something like … |
I’ve been paid in cash, so it’s “off the books.” Can I still pursue legal action if I was underpaid? January, 2015 Sometimes your employer will tell you whether you’re being paid cash or in some other way that your work is “off the books.” Your employer has obligations to keep you on the books and if they tell you you’re being paid off the books or even if you’ve a … |
December, 2014 If you feel you have not been paid for the hours you’ve worked or you have not been paid overtime for working more than 40 hours a week, the good news is that it need not cost you anything to pursue your rights and to have a lawyer pursue them for you. … |
