How do I calculate Overtime Pay? Just because your boss tells you that you are not entitled to overtime does not make it true. Countless people are misled into believing that they are not entitled to overtime. To determine how much you might be owed, calculate as follows: If you
NY Overtime Lawyers New York Overtime rules provide that you are entitled to overtime in New York for any amount of time worked over 40 hours. Specifically, you are entitled to 1.5x your hourly rate for any overtime in excess of 40 hours. If you have been denied overtime in
Most employees are entitled to overtime if they work over 40 hours/week. Just because you are paid a salary does not mean that you cannot get overtime. Nor can your company offer you “comp time” instead of paying you. If you are entitled to overtime, you must be paid time
Independent Contractor vs. Employee Exotic Dancers Recover $1.55M in Misclassification Case Clincy v. Galardi South Enterprises, Inc. was brought by a group of exotic dancer/entertainers who alleged that they had been misclassified as independent contractors rather than employees. The Defendants required that the dancers pay a fee to the club
Answering the issue of whether strippers and exotic dancers are independent contractors or employees, in a case entitled Thompson v. House, Inc., the United States District Court for the District of Columbia ruled that exotic dancers in a Washington, DC gentleman’s club were employees and not independent contractors. The judge
Most employees are entitled to receive one and a half (1½) times their regular hourly rate of pay for work performed in excess of forty hours per week. All time worked must be counted in calculating overtime including, all work activities and activities before and after a shift, as well
Do I have an overtime claim? If you think that you may have an overtime claim, chances are that you do. Below are a few frequently asked questions about New York Overtime Law that can help you to determine whether you have an overtime claim or a claim under the
The legal ramifications of hiring unpaid interns in New York and elsewhere are making many businesses sit up and take notice. Two former interns suing Condé Nast Publications have the corporate community in an uproar with rumors of doom and gloom and lawsuits to come as unpaid interns begin challenging
The ruling issued by the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit against John Catsimatidis is an eye-opener to employers and business owners across the US. By holding Gristedes Supermarket owner, John Catsimatidis, personally liable for a Fair Labor Standards Act class action suit, the Court fundamentally redefined the
In March, 2013 Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals held that “there is nothing in the [Fair Labor Standards (“FLSA”)] that would allow us to conclude that undocumented aliens, although protected by the Act, are nevertheless barred from recovering unpaid wages thereunder.” Lamonica v. Safe Hurricane Shutters, Inc. An undocumented alien’s
