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How to avoid wage and hour claims

On Behalf of Hantzes & Associates | Jan 9, 2023 | Wage and Hour Disputes

Wage and hour claims can cost an employer thousands of dollars in penalties and their reputation. The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) establishes the minimum wage, overtime pay eligibility and other compensation rights for workers in the country. All employers are...

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2 reasons a company can avoid paying overtime wages

On Behalf of Hantzes & Associates | Aug 15, 2022 | Wage and Hour Disputes

As an employer, you must comply with federal and state labor regulations or run the risk of lawsuits and enforcement actions. Overtime pay and claims about unpaid overtime wages are leading sources of disputes between workers and the companies that employ them. Such...

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Can a business change someone’s time clock records?

On Behalf of Hantzes & Associates | Jun 9, 2022 | Wage and Hour Disputes

As an hourly worker, you have no guaranteed income. You only get paid for the time that you work, and the number of hours you receive may vary substantially from week to week. You have to track when you work to get paid in full. Whether your employer expects you to...

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Can you tell employees not to talk about their pay and wages?

On Behalf of Hantzes & Associates | May 21, 2022 | Wage and Hour Disputes

In the past, you've had some issues at your business where employees decided to discuss their pay and were unhappy when they found out that it wasn't exactly the same. This caused friction among groups of employees that previously worked very well together. That was...

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Can you claim overtime pay as a worker paid via salary?

On Behalf of Hantzes & Associates | Apr 7, 2022 | Wage and Hour Disputes

Receiving an offer for a salaried position at a company can seem like a big step in the right direction for your career. All of a sudden, your income becomes predictable from week to week, although your schedule might not. Unfortunately for salaried workers, their...

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Comp time still has to be time and a half

On Behalf of Hantzes & Associates | Jan 5, 2022 | Wage and Hour Disputes

In order to avoid paying time-and-a-half for overtime, employers will sometimes offer comp time. This just means that you get to take extra time off later to make up for the overtime hours that you already worked. A common example is if your employer asked you to stay...

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Is your employer stealing your wages?

On Behalf of Hantzes & Associates | Sep 16, 2021 | Wage and Hour Disputes

Wage theft is not as easy to spot as you might think. Most employers don't pay cash, so the prospect of your employer taking out a few bills before handing over your pay is low. It's more likely that your employer direct deposits your pay into your bank account. Many...

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2 ways companies try to avoid paying workers overtime

On Behalf of Hantzes & Associates | Jul 23, 2021 | Wage and Hour Disputes

Overtime wages can be an incredible boon to those who work a job paid on an hourly basis. They never know how much they might make from week to week, so making one-and-a-half times their usual hourly wage is a great opportunity.  Theoretically, paying overtime is...

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Your time clock records are a protection, not just an obligation

On Behalf of Hantzes & Associates | Mar 12, 2021 | Wage and Hour Disputes

An employment contract is essentially an agreement between your business and an individual worker for them to trade their time, services and expertise for a specific amount of money. Workers that you pay on an hourly basis should receive compensation for all the time...

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When are workers in Virginia owed overtime pay?

On Behalf of Hantzes & Associates | Dec 30, 2020 | Wage and Hour Disputes

People in Fairfax have a strong work ethic, and many will work above and beyond the traditional 40-hour workweek to get the job done and support their families. It is important that these workers understand when they are owed overtime wages, so they can protect their...

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