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 generals, the stores announced…
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 among this group of…
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…
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 drivers…