This month, a new overtime rule means that over one million workers in the U.S. will see bigger paychecks in 2020. For the first time in 15 years, the Department of Labor has raised the salary eligibility threshold for overtime pay, translating into more money in Americans’ pockets. Prior to the change, federal law provided… Read More »
Iowa Workers Victims of Stolen Wages
A recent study by the Progressive States Network gave Iowa and 43 other states failing grades for the few state laws they have in place to comprehensively address the increasing national crime of wage theft. As the name implies, wage theft denies employees compensation for work performed. There are various types of wage theft such… Read More »
Iowa Home Caregivers Eligible for Minimum Wage and Overtime Pay
With the aging baby boomer generation, there is an increasing demand for home health care workers for the elderly, chronically ill and the disabled. Currently there are approximately 2 million home care workers with another 1 million expected to join the workforce by 2022. Historically, home health care has been one of the lowest paid… Read More »
