Workplace

Every worker has the right to a safe, respectful, and fair work environment. Our workplace coverage focuses on employee safety, workers’ compensation, and employment law developments in Virginia. We explain workers’ legal rights after job-related injuries and highlight employer responsibilities under state and federal law.

Wage and Hour Violations – The Next Big Wave of Employment Litigation

Despite federal laws under the Fair Labor Standards Act and other legislation that regulate how and when overtime is paid to employees, violations by employers of these laws are not uncommon….

By Richard Shapiro

/ 8 Jan 2010