Sometimes the holidays are filled with holiday cheer, but then other times they are filled with the gnawing anxiety over empty pockets. This is a common issue and thankfully, a lot of stores have seasonal work that allows the opportunity to make some money heading into and during the holiday
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Don’t Play with Holiday Pay
As the holiday season approaches, many employees find themselves working extra hours to meet year-end deadlines or accommodate increased consumer activity. This is especially true in the retail and hospitality industries.
Various industries experience a significant increase in demand during the holiday season. For example, retailers see an uptick in…
Collective Actions after Swales
Sometimes more than one plaintiff has the same claim against an entity. When that happens are there generally three ways such a case can be brought. One way is obviously to simply join all of the plaintiffs to the lawsuit. If there simply are too many, then the plaintiff can…
Understanding the Difference Between an Independent Contractor and Employee
On January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission has published a proposed regulation that would in essence bring non-competes to an end. Under this new law an employer would be prohibited from entering into an agreement with its workers “that prevents the worker from seeking or accepting employment with a…
March Madness Again! Discussing Student Athlete Compensation in Light of NCAA v. Alston
Have you been working on your March Madness bracket? I’m proud to announce that I’m participating for the first time in my life and chose brackets entirely based off of how unsettling each team’s mascot is. I’m really excited to see how this shakes out.
But such an exciting time for…
They Shoot, They Score: What the World Cup Means for Pay Parity
The World Cup is always an exciting time; it offers us an opportunity to come together and watch nations compete to see who reigns supreme in the world’s most popular sport. I don’t want to brag, but I played soccer for 18 years, so I get extra …
So, your boss wants to pay the sexes differently for the same work
Not cool. On its face that violates the Equal Pay Act. The Equal Pay Act is a federal law that states employees of one sex must be paid the same as employees of the opposite sex for the same job. Here it is in legalese:
No…
Planes, Trains, Automobiles, and the Outside Sales Exemption
In the classic Thanksgiving film Planes, Trains, and Automobiles, Steve Martin’s character meets Del Griffith, a salesman played by John Candy, at an airport. In fact, Del is the director of sales, shower curtain ring division for American Light & Fixture. He works hard at…
Why is it that servers are bagging up online orders for Uber, DoorDash, etc. and only getting paid $2.13 per hour to do so?
Recently I was asked, “Why is it that servers are bagging up online orders for Uber, DoorDash, etc. and only getting paid $2.13 per hour to do so?” It certainly doesn’t seem very fair, but is it illegal? Like most things in law, the…
Freyd v. University of Oregon: What does equal work mean under the Equal Pay Act?
Under the Equal Pay Act, an employer must pay both men and women equally if they perform equal work. That raises the question of what equal work means. The statute itself helps with this question a little bit. The text of the statute states that work is considered equal if the performance of both jobs…