Employers are required by law to pay overtime wages. Although most workers are entitled to receive overtime pay, some employers fail to comply with the law. In New York, there are laws and regulations for handling wage and hour issues. Defining overtime Overtime is...
Overtime Pay
Recent Wage Theft Successes!
I am pleased to report some of our recent successes in protecting New York's working men and women from unscrupulous employers who try to rob them, or intimidate them, of their legal wages and workplace rights:Cynthia Esteves worked at a restaurant in Brooklyn. A...
RECENT WAGE & HOUR SUCCESSES
We have a zero-tolerance approach to employers who refuse to pay the legal minimum wage, or who don't pay proper overtime wages, or who bully or take advantage in any way of New York's working men and women when it comes to wages, overtime, tipped wage credits for...
RECENT WAGE THEFT SUCCESSES
A working man or woman in New York who puts in an honest day's work expects and deserves an honest--and legal--day's pay. It's unforgiveable when employers fail--or outright refuse--to pay at least the legal minimum wage, or overtime, or who abuse break time and...
WAGE THEFT SUCCESS STORY
Darren Rumack, our Partner in charge of fighting wage theft, unpaid overtime, and unpaid wages cases, has scored another success!Carlos, our client, worked as a porter and maintenance worker in several buildings throughout the city. His employer was a large property...
DARREN RUMACK NAMED PARTNER
We are pleased to announce that Darren Rumack has been named Partner to the . Darren has had tremendous success running both our Wages & Hours Department and our Workers' Compensation Settlements Department.We are confident that...
GREAT NEWS FROM OUR WAGE THEFT DEPARTMENT
In just a short period of time, our Partner, Darren Rumack, has settled several Wage & Hour cases against employers who refused to pay our clients a legal wage, and who refused to pay proper overtime, and who were guilty of other violations. The following names...
Darren Rumack Admitted to Washington D.C. Bar
We are very proud to announce that Darren Rumack has been admitted to the Washington, D.C. bar. Darren has had great success representing our clients who have been victimized by unscrupulous employers who commit wage theft and other illegal workplace abuses. He has...
TEACHING LEGAL CLINICS ON WAGE JUSTICE AND INJURY RIGHTS
The last weeks have been busier than ever, as Elizabeth Rios (Certificate in Latino Labor Leadership from Cornell University) and I have given numerous workshops in Workers' Compensation and Personal Injury laws, and in workers's legal rights to overtime wages, to no...
JUSTICIA PARA VÍCTIMA DE ROBO DE SALARIO EN NUESTRO DEPARTAMENTO DE SALARIO Y HORAS MAL PAGADO
John Mendoza* trabajó como detallista de automóviles en un taller en Queens. Aunque su jefe lo hizo trabajar seis días a la semana - y John era un trabajador excelente y diligente - el jefe de John le pagó con un salario por hora plana . Cuando John trabajó horas...