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Wage Issues? Tip #7: Use a Date Calculator to Help With Calculations of...
This post continues my series of tips, or things to consider, for workers with unpaid wages. Tip #7 is this: use a date calculator to help with calculations of deadlines and/or unpaid wages. For...
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Wage Issues? Tip #10: Avoid Signing Documents You Disagree With
This post continues my series of tips, or things to consider, for workers with unpaid wages. Tip #10 is this: Don’t Sign Documents the Employer Presents That You Disagree With, or Believe to Be False....
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“Salaried” Workers With Hours Docked May Be Overtime-Eligible
If you are a worker paid a salary, then you may be ineligible for overtime pay, assuming other circumstances exist as well. (Being paid a salary is one of multiple criteria that must be met before an...
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Pursuing Unpaid Wages? Get Your Ducks in a Row
Image by debaird™ via Flickr If you’re a worker who believes you’re owed unpaid wages, there are a few pressing things to consider upfront, such as: (1) learning legal deadlines that may apply; and...
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One-Year Deadline Passed for an H-1B Wage Complaint at DOL? There May Still...
If you are an H-1B worker with unpaid wages, as we have described before, there is a 1-year deadline for a particular type of legal complaint you could pursue. That is, there is 1-year deadline to...
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Does Your H-1B Wage Loss Situation Have the Makings of a Class Action?
If you are an H-1B worker who has been underpaid or otherwise mistreated by an H-1B employer, you may be able bring your claims not only on your own behalf, but also on behalf of a class of similarly...
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H-1B Body Shop Ordered To Pay More Than $740,000 in Back Wages
An H-1B IT body shop in Georgia was ordered to pay $741,288 in back wages to 73 employees who were unlawfully benched or required to pay visa and application processing fees. The Department of Labor...
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H-1B End Clients With Blind Eyes?
united states currency eye- IMG_7364_web (Photo credit: kevindean) The attorney-authors have represented many H-1B workers, some of whom have done project work for some of the biggest companies in the...
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New Complaint Filed in Our H-1B Underpaid-Worker Class Action Against Access...
The attorney-authors of the H-1B Legal Rights blog, including Michael Brown of Peterson, Berk & Cross (who also authors this blog), have represented underpaid H-1B workers with a number of legal...
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Indianapolis News Station Report About Our H-1B Worker Class Action Versus...
An Indianapolis TV station, ABC-affiliate RTV6, recently released a published news report and video about a case the attorney-authors are working on, Panwar et. al. v. Access Therapies et. al. This...
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Summary Judgment Motion by H-1B Workers in Case Against Access Therapies, RN...
A summary judgment motion and brief were filed (link to the brief is here), by H-1B workers represented by the attorney-authors, with regard to the case against Access Therapies, Inc., and RN Staff...
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Right to a Written Decision for Dept. of Labor H-1B Wage Complaint
**This post was cross-posted at my other blog www.h1blegalrights.com. If you’re an H-1B worker and filed a wage complaint with the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), you have a right to receive a written...
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Successful DOL Decision for H-1B Worker/Surgeon With Complaint Against...
An H-1B worker represented by the attorney-author and his co-counsel was awarded $223,884.27 in unpaid wages, in the decision and order below, by the Office of Administrative Law Judges (OALJ) of the...
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