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Wage and Hour Claims

Boston Market Closing: New Jersey Shutters 27 Restaurants Over Unpaid Wages | Blog Post | McOmber McOmber & Luber

Boston Market Closing: New Jersey Shutters 27 Restaurants Over Unpaid Wages

Have you eaten at a Boston Market restaurant? Are Boston Markets still operating in your city? Chances are the answer is no. There are 310 Boston Market restaurants remaining in the United...
Is Your Employer Taking Your Tips? | Blog Post | McOmber McOmber & Luber

Is Your Employer Taking Your Tips?

If you’re working in the service industry, tips are critical to your income. What if your employer takes some of your hard-earned gratuities? This is unfair and frustrating. If you...
FTC Proposed Ban on Noncompetes: The Reasons Behind It and How It Might Affect You | Blog Post | McOmber McOmber & Luber

FTC Proposed Ban on Noncompetes: The Reasons Behind It and How It Might Affect You

Every employer’s worst nightmare is losing intellectual property or trade knowledge to their competitors. For years, a noncompete clause served to keep proprietary knowledge from leaking to competitors. But now,...
Five Tips for Navigating Wage and Hour Law as a Warehouse Employee | Blog Post | McOmber McOmber & Luber

Five Tips for Navigating Wage and Hour Law as a Warehouse Employee

Five Tips for Navigating Wage and Hour Law as a Warehouse Employee According to Zippia, there are almost 1.9 million general warehouse workers in the U.S. It makes sense since warehouse employees...
Employees vs. Independent Contractors: Three Key Differences | Blog Post | McOmber McOmber & Luber

Employees vs. Independent Contractors: Three Key Differences

Did you know that freelance workers have contributed an estimated $1.2 trillion to the American economy? More and more workers are going freelance instead of working as how we traditionally define “employees”....
Caddies Demand Fair Pay in Lawsuit Against New Jersey Country Club | Blog Post | McOmber McOmber & Luber

Caddies Demand Fair Pay in Lawsuit Against New Jersey Country Club

For most employees in New Jersey, the minimum wage is $13 per hour. For employees who make a substantial portion of their income through tips, though, the minimum wage is...

U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team To Receive Equal Pay

The United States Women’s National Team (USWNT) has finally settled its gender discrimination lawsuit against the United States Soccer Federation (USSF). In a historic agreement, the USSF agreed to pay...
Can My Employer Pay Me Less Than Minimum Wage? | Blog Post | McOmber McOmber & Luber

Can My Employer Pay Me Less Than Minimum Wage?

Generally, your employer cannot pay you less than minimum wage. However, there are some exceptions that you should be aware of to ensure your employer is paying you properly. Exceptions...
Vacation Guidelines for Employees | Blog Post | McOmber McOmber & Luber

Vacation Guidelines for Employees

With the summer starting, it’s essential to know your rights when it comes to taking vacation time. Whether you are entitled to this time or whether your boss can force...
When Must Your Employer Pay Overtime? | Blog Post | McOmber McOmber & Luber

When Must Your Employer Pay Overtime?

Workers can get time and a half pay for every hour they work beyond the 40th hour in a seven-day period. However, this is only part of the story. Almost...
Amazon Must Defend Allegations of New Jersey Wage and Hour Law Violations | Blog Post | McOmber McOmber & Luber

Amazon Must Defend Allegations of New Jersey Wage and Hour Law Violations

On June 29, 2020, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey held that Amazon must defend itself in a proposed class action lawsuit brought by warehouse employees....
New Jersey Serves Uber A $640 Million Tax Bill for Misclassifying Workers | Blog Post | McOmber McOmber & Luber

New Jersey Serves Uber A $640 Million Tax Bill for Misclassifying Workers

It is a common issue amongst some of the biggest companies in the country — misclassifying employees as independent contractors, which can then lead to litigation from employees who have...

Recent Changes to New Jersey Anti-Wage Theft Law

New Jersey Acting Governor Sheila Oliver signed into law A-2903/S-1790 on August 6, 2019. This new law concerns “enforcement, penalties, and procedures for law regarding failure to pay wages.” In...

Verona, New Jersey and Officials Sued by Numerous Ex-Employees for Discrimination

As of August 2019, the town of Verona, New Jersey, is defending itself against a number of discrimination lawsuits that were filed back to back by former employees and department...

New Jersey’s New Law Prohibits Employers From Requiring Salary History

In the summer of 2019, New Jersey passed a new law that prohibits employers from requesting or relying on job applicants’ salary history (or worker’s wages), and it goes into...

Amazon Lawsuit for Overtime Pay

Employees in the United States are protected by both federal and state employment laws. The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) addresses minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and child labor standards...

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