LITTLE ROCK — A baby-food manufacturer should not have to pay employees for time they spent dressing and cleaning themselves, off the clock, an attorney for Gerber reportedly argued last week before the Arkansas Supreme Court. Workers at the Gerber Products Co. facility in Fort Smith seek more than $3 million in unpaid overtime wages for the time it took […]
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. — Exotic dancers in Arkansas received welcome news recently when a federal judge ruled in their favor. The federal judge found that the exotic dancers were employees, not independent contractors, under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The dancers claimed the club they worked for intentionally misclassified them to avoid paying proper […]
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Walmart is an American retail corporation that runs chains or large discount department stores and warehouse stores. It is the world’s largest public corporation, the biggest private employer in the world with over two million employees, and the largest retailer in the world. Walmart was founded in 1962, and its world headquarters […]
LITTLE ROCK — The Arkansas Minimum Wage and Overtime Laws specifically set how much and when a worker must be paid. The laws are set forth by state statute and non-exempt employers must comply with these laws. There are numerous exceptions to these laws based upon the type of employment, the classification of the job, […]
LITTLE ROCK — If you are a Arkansas employee who was not paid for working overtime, you may be able to file an unpaid overtime lawsuit. These cases seek to force the employer, either past or present, to pay the employee the back unpaid wages for overtime hours that were not paid. Unpaid overtime lawsuits […]