Pittsburgh-based oil refinery Sunoco was recently ordered to pay $675,000 to employees to settle an overtime dispute, according to Courthouse News.

Among the growing list of Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) provisions that may eventually need revision, including computer workers and home caregivers, are those regarding homeworkers.

The Fourth of July is an important celebration for many Americans, and families often gather to watch parades and fireworks put on by their communities.

Tadros & Youssef Construction was recently investigated by the California Department of Industrial Relations' (DIR) Division of Labor Standards Enforcement and found in violation of minimum wage and overtime rights on top of other labor violations.

More than half of Americans now own a smartphone and more than 80 percent of working adults admitted they use the devices to perform work-related tasks after they leave the office, according to a recent survey by Good Technology.

During 2011, the Department of Labor intervened on behalf of employees who were not paying workers for all of their time attendance, recovering nearly $225 million in back wages over the course of the year.

Two police officers from Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, recently filed a lawsuit to recover lost wages as the result of unpaid overtime.

C.H. Robinson, a California-based supply chain and transportation management company, was recently notified of a class action lawsuit regarding employee misclassifications.

Keith Sturtevant recently filed charges against his former employer, Celine Dion, for violating the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime provisions.