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The fluctuating workweek is a method of calculating overtime when the number of hours you work fluctuates week-to-week. Does your work schedule vary from week to week? If so, your employer may be paying you on a “fluctuating workweek” basis. Your...
Is a large financial penalty for breaching my employment contract legal? In many situations, a financial penalty for breaching an employment contract due to early termination is enforceable. However, courts have found that a penalty for breaching a...
My Employer Offered Me A Severance, Should I Get The Agreement Reviewed Before I Sign It? Yes, talk to an Ohio Employment Lawyer at Mansell Law today to discuss having your severance agreement reviewed. Many employers require employees to sign...
The Latest Supreme Court Decisions on Employer COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates What is the latest on from the Supreme Court on the vaccine mandates? Can your employer require you to receive the COVID-19 vaccination in order to keep your job? Will you have...
What Are Employee Handbooks? Generally, employee handbooks are informational guides that put employees on notice of their employer’s internal policies, procedures, benefits, and workplace expectations. Employee handbooks may also include information...
What is Gap Time? Should My Employer Be Paying Me For It? “Gap time” is a term used to describe the gap between hours paid by an employer and non-overtime hours worked. When an hourly employee is scheduled and works 40 hours in a week, no gap time...
Covid-19 Vaccines and Masks in the Workplace—What You Need to Know The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the body responsible for enforcing federal laws that prohibit job discrimination and harassment, has issued guidance...
Are you employed in a position where you frequently receive tips as part of your pay? If so, make sure you are receiving the total wages you are entitled to and the your employer is paying you according to the federal and state wage laws. In this...
An action is pending in the United States Federal District Court in Columbus, Ohio on behalf of a class consisting of all individuals currently and formerly employed by Eastland Mall between January 28, 2017 and the present, who were paid on an...
Paid Job Leave Under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) is Set to Expire. Now What? At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, congress passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act that provided eligible employees with 80 hours...