Employees governed by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) fall into two categories: exempt or non-exempt. Non-exempt employees are entitled to overtime pay, exempt employees are not. In determining whether or not an employee is exempt, there…
Protecting Employees Against Discrimination, Wage Violations
The states of Minnesota, New York, Maine have enacted legislation in late 2019 that is a major step forward to further protect employees subject to discrimination and wage violations. Continue Reading Protecting Employees Against Discrimination, Wage Violations
Pending FLSA Case Against Pizza Hut of San Antonio
In 2018 Forester Haynie filed a Federal lawsuit against Pizza Hut of San Antonio and its owner. The lawsuit was styled Autry v. Pizza Hut of San Antonio. Following a class notice period, Forester Haynie…
Amazon Drivers Get No Overtime & Must Pee In Bottles?
With more than 100 million active Prime Members, Amazon delivered over 5 billion packages worldwide in 2017. In order to facilitate the delivery of each of these 5 billion packages, Amazon implemented a new system…
Forester Haynie Advocates for Workers in D.C.
On February 28, 2019, legislators introduced the Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal (FAIR) Act, a bill to amend Title 9 of the U.S. Code, which would eliminate the practice of forced arbitration which advocates for workers.…