Working in hotels, restaurants, bars, catering and other businesses in the hospitality industry can mean working at all hours of the day and night. As a result, employees can and do get taken advantage of. That’s why New York state’s Hospitality Industry Wage Order...
Wage And Hour Claims
What if a company is withholding your last paycheck?
On Behalf of Kessler Matura P.C. | Jun 14, 2022 | Wage And Hour Claims
You’re tired of your job and you don’t like the way your boss treats you, so one day you just decide to quit. You could provide a two-week notice, but it’s not required under the law, so you simply tell your boss you’re done and will not be back. Your boss is less...
Time-shaving is an actionable form of wage theft
On Behalf of Kessler Matura P.C. | Apr 28, 2022 | Wage And Hour Claims
A significant portion of a company’s operational budget goes to staffing expenses. Some entities aim to maximize profits by reducing the amount of staff on board, minimizing the number of hours worked or paying workers as little as possible, among others. Minimizing...
Does New York allow employees to receive double overtime?
On Behalf of Kessler Matura P.C. | Mar 2, 2022 | Wage And Hour Claims
Every state is different when it comes to overtime rules. In California, for example, workers in certain situations are paid double overtime. This is legally mandated for workers who go beyond 12 hours in a single day or who work overtime when their schedule puts them...
Study: Wage theft increases when employers fall short on forecasts
On Behalf of Kessler Matura P.C. | Oct 6, 2021 | Wage And Hour Claims
Tough times call for tough measures. However, that never means cheating employees out of their hard-earned wages. Unfortunately, that seems to be the “default” option for a lot of companies when they’re desperate to make their financial forecasts a reality. A new...
No pay increase for New York’s most valuable front line workers
On Behalf of Kessler Matura P.C. | Jun 16, 2021 | Wage And Hour Claims
Many workers in New York hoped for good news regarding a potential raise in the state’s latest budget, but the wage hike did not occur. It was a discomforting blow for many workers. Those in home health care would have benefited significantly from the increase. Many...
Is tip pooling legal in New York?
On Behalf of Kessler Matura P.C. | Jun 9, 2021 | Wage And Hour Claims
Tip pooling is the process of collecting all of the tips earned through the night, by all employees who were on the clock, and then splitting them up evenly. This is vastly different from the more common practice of letting employees keep the tips that were given...
Denied overtime pay in New York?
On Behalf of Kessler Matura P.C. | May 23, 2021 | Wage And Hour Claims
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires employers to pay non-exempt employees (hourly workers) overtime pay if an employee works more than 40 hours in a given week. This federal law requires employers to pay these employees an amount that is at least 1.5 times...
Employment laws apply to all, no matter their age
On Behalf of Kessler Matura P.C. | Feb 29, 2020 | Wage And Hour Claims
Many teenagers seek work to obtain experience or even earn extra money during the school year, or perhaps when they come home from college. Often, teens find their first job in the retail or food service industry.However, neither a teen’s job nor age means they...
I worked overtime: Should I have been paid time-and-a-half?
On Behalf of Kessler Matura P.C. | Dec 11, 2019 | Wage And Hour Claims
The 40-hour week has been a standard of American working conditions for decades. In reality, just about everyone has gone over that mark at one point or another, putting in 45, 50, maybe even 60 or more hours each week. There are laws in place to protect many...
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