Let’s play FLSA error-spotting
Empire Diner pays its servers a tipped minimum wage of $2.83, the permissible tipped minimum wage in the state in which it's located, Pe...
The 10th nominee for the “Worst Employer of 2023” is … the jack(a$$) in the box
By Jon Hyman
The EEOC recently filed a lawsuit against a Jack in the Box restaurant owned and operated by Eastbox LLC, alleging sexual harassment again...
WIRTW #687: the “red rain” edition
By Jon Hyman
What was your worst day at work? If you work at Destilaria Levira, in Levira, Portugal, it was almost certainly this past weekend, when two...
Repeat after me: Never, ever, ever ignore court orders
By Jon Hyman
Have you ever heard of a "writ of body attachment?" Me neither, until yesterday. That's when the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ...
If you bet on which of your employees will get Covid, you probably shouldn’t qualify for a bonus
By Jon Hyman
In late 2020, Tyson Foods fired seven of its pork processing plant managers after they were caught betting on which of their employees woul...