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The Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) allows employers to satisfy up to $5.12 per hour of its minimum wage obligation to tipped employees with tips received by the employees.

G&H attorney Sean McGivern obtained a favorable settlement for our client, a truck driver terminated because he refused to drive a truck for safety reasons.

The misclassification of employees as independent contractors is a persistent problem in America. Misclassified employees do not receive overtime.

On December 11, 2014, the Honorable John Lungstrum approved the parties’ settlement in Thornton et al. v. Washington County Financial Management Company, LLC

When someone asserts civil rights claims against their employer or former employer, they probably do not think about the type of “discovery” that will be taken in the lawsuit.

An employer who requires or permits an employee to work overtime is generally required to pay the employee premium pay for such overtime work.

It is a common misconception that an unfair or unjust termination is a “wrongful termination” for which liability exists.

Kansas has a law regarding minimum wages and overtime, but it is little used. The reason is that it does not apply in situations in which the federal wage and hour laws apply.

The misclassification of employees as independent contractors is fairly common these days and causes countless problems.

Reference checks are a fact of life, and for many good reasons. But sometimes sensitive information—or even damaging information—can be conveyed in response to a reference check.