In the United States, both federal and state laws protect covered workers from being paid an unfair wage and/or from working too many hours each week without being fairly compensated. Most employers abide by the wage and overtime laws; however, some employers try and get around the laws or blatantly ignore the law. If your […]

As you likely already know, the United States government sets a federal minimum wage rate that applies to most workers in the U.S. In addition, individual states have the option to set a minimum wage rate that is higher than the federal rate. Florida is one of several states that has a minimum wage rate […]

In the United States, tipping is big business. In certain service industries, it is customary to receive fairly significant tips from clients or customers. In fact, in some jobs tips are counted on as income by the workers as well as factored into an employees pay by employers. While employers often pay tipped employees less […]

While most people understand that the minimum wage, generally speaking, represents the lowest rate of hourly compensation many types of employers can legally pay to workers, not everyone has a solid grasp of the wage and hour specifics that apply to different types of business and workplaces. Effective September 30, 2023, in Florida the minimum […]

As a worker in the United States you enjoy a number of protections that workers across the rest of the world may not enjoy. Everything from your working conditions to your wages are likely governed by state and/or federal law that ensure you are not taken advantage of or mistreated by employers. Many employees, however, […]

In the United States, most workers are protected by various state and federal employment laws that governing things such as discrimination in the workplace, overtime pay, and minimum wages. If you have been in the workforce for more than a few years you have already seen the federal minimum wage change at least once. This […]