Our attorneys have decades of experience in working with companies of all sizes, and throughout all industries, to ensure compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act, Department of Labor Regulations, and state wage and hour laws. Clients work globally and need legal counsel who can assist with applicable laws and we can do so.

We provide training, conduct internal audits, and represent clients in administrative and legal proceedings with the Department of Labor or state labor departments, as well as representing employers in individual and class and collective wage claims brought by employees.

We provide assistance in areas including, but not limited to:

• Minimum wage
• Overtime, including the calculation and payment of overtime when a company is paying piece rate, day rate, commissions, bonuses, or fluctuating work week.
• Classification of workers as employees or independent contractors (1099 workers)
• Classification of employees as exempt or non-exempt from overtime
• Timekeeping requirements and options
• Recordkeeping requirements
• Permissible payroll deductions
• Class and collective wage claims
• Determining what counts as compensable hours worked, including;
  • Travel time
  • Waiting time
  • On-call time
  • Preliminary and postliminary activities (donning & doffing)
  • Breaks
• Class and collective wage claims
• Unpaid Wage Complaints
• Earned paid sick time complaints
• Employee complaints regarding paychecks and wages paid
• Retaliation complaints by Employees or DOL
• Drafting policies for handbooks on timekeeping, piece rate, compensation, payroll deduction, bonuses (discretionary or production), travel time, driver versus voluntary car pool policy, voluntary transportation, hours worked, employee’s obligation to review paychecks, Payday and holiday leave policies, time off policies, and more.
• Conducting internal wage and hour audits at companies and implementing strategies to ensure compliance.
• Training of supervisors and employees regarding wage and hour compliance