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Employer created phony records to cover up wage and hour violations One business owner who attempted to line his own pockets by shortchanging his workers learned a powerful lesson: There are serious consequences to violating wage and hour laws. A Papa John’s franchisee has been sentenced to 60 days in […]

What employees need to know about workers’ compensation retaliation As if getting injured on the job weren’t bad enough, there’s new information that shows it could actually affect your job stability. Researchers at Harvard University have recently found that people who are injured on the job may be twice as […]

Employee alleges that company owner continually made her stay late so he could sexually harass her Wage and hour violations are, unfortunately, very common. As we recently reported, complaints about violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) are up by 30% since 2011. However, we just ran across a […]

New study shows that 20% of HR managers claim women are paid less for the same work Most people have heard the numbers stating that working women only make an average of $.79 for every dollar working men make. However, many people will also give some credence to the fact […]

Retailer under fire for misclassifying workers as management While you’d like to think that most employers have their employees’ best interests in mind, the sad reality is that there are plenty of companies willing to cheat workers out of their hard-earned pay in order to line their own pockets. Sometimes […]