Calculating Overtime At Multiple Rates

The FLSA requires that employees receive overtime pay at a rate not less than one and one half times their…

Jurisdiction and Workers’ Compensation

What happens when a workplace injury occurs in Ohio, but the employer is located in another state? Which state law…

Joint Employers

This past August, the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) Office of General Counsel issued an administrative decision that could have…

Independent Contractors

Last month, a New York federal court in Saleem v. Corporate Transp. Grp., Ltd., 2014 WL 4626075 held that drivers…

Wage and Hour Violations: The Oil and Gas Industry

In the rapidly growing oil and gas industry, wage and hour violations have become more common as companies seek ways…

Travel Time Under the FLSA

Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), there is no black-and-white rule for determining when travel time is compensable—it all…

Wendy’s – In the news

A former employee recently brought a class action lawsuit against Wendy’s for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)….

What should you expect at a Disability Hearing?

Elizabeth C. Leffel A Social Security disability hearing is not a trial. It is not even in a courtroom. But…

Fired or Abandoned?

Being injured on the job not only makes life more difficult in the physical sense but the following dealings with…

Meaningful Review of the Evidence

Recently, the Ohio Supreme Court held that a commissioner of the Industrial Commission of Ohio is not required to attend…

Employee v. Independent Contractor

Employee v. Independent Contractor – What You Need To Know What is the difference between an employee and an independent…

Barkan Meizlish DeRose Cox, LLP Files FLSA Collective Action Against S&E Flag Cars, LLC

  Last week, law firms Barkan Meizlish DeRose Cox, LLP and JTB Law Group, LLC filed a class and collective action against…