On-call scheduling has long been a controversial topic in the retail industry. The practice puts employees at a variety of disadvantages. The practice of on-call scheduling will no longer be used at six large retailers. Following an investigation by nine attorney...
Month: December 2016
New law protects freelance workers
There are plenty of people who work nontraditional jobs. Freelancing is a common example, and can offer a way for professionals to have more flexibility in their work.Freelancing, however, also comes with drawbacks. Complaints about unpaid wages are relatively common...
Wal-Mart loses fight over minimum wage for truck drivers
People take notice when Wal-Mart is involved in a workers' rights case. This should come as no surprise given that Wal-Mart is the largest private employer in the United States.In late November, a federal jury declared that Wal-Mart had failed to pay hundreds of truck...
About that new overtime rule . . .
We recently wrote about the Department of Labor's new overtime rule that would have raised the floor for the overtime exemption for non-exempt employees from $23,660 to $47,476. Set to take effect on December 1, 2016, the rule was a hotbed of political activity and...
