New Jersey maintenance workers, physicians, nurses and other members of the AFSCME Local 1199J union have filed a class action grievance against Hudson County to recover overtime wages for time and attendance during Hurricane Sandy relief efforts.

A recent employee lawsuit involving Comcast workers highlights the need for employers to keep their handbooks and payroll policies up to date.

This second incident is on a larger scale with the DOL ordering Gil to pay 25 employees $110,071 in back wages and liquidated damages.

Auto Cricket Corp., a web-based company that provides insurance, financing and selling services through the site AutoCricket.com, has agreed to pay a total of $76,589 in back wages.

Twenty-six Clark Cooper Painting employees will be receiving a share of $45,983 in back wages from their employer, which was found in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) in a recent investigation by the Department of Labor.

The fall and winter seasons host some of the year's biggest holidays, often signaling a time when paid time off (PTO) is in high demand and business is at its peak

Emergency medical technicians and paramedics in Honolulu, Hawaii, recently filed a lawsuit against the city and county to recover back wages for unpaid overtime.

Inclement weather can wreak havoc on regular work schedules.

If company decision makers went undercover and observed their human resource team's practices, they might find a number of unintentional violations, according to California Employer Daily.