Blog: Workplace Violations

When your employer pays you as an independent contractor but controls your work like an employee, you may be losing thousands of dollars in wages you’re legally owed. Employee misclassification occurs when businesses improperly label workers as independent contractors to avoid paying minimum wage, overtime, and payroll taxes. According to the Economic Policy Institute (2025), misclassified workers lose between $6,517 and

If your employer rounds your clock-in and clock-out times, you may be losing money every single shift without realizing it. Time clock rounding is a common payroll practice, but when it consistently shaves minutes in the employer’s favor, it crosses the line into wage theft. According to the U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division (2025), federal enforcement actions

If you arrive early to set up your workstation, stay late to finish paperwork, or work through your lunch break, you’re not alone—and you may not be getting paid for it. According to the National Employment Law Project (2009), 70% of workers who came in early or stayed late did not receive pay for that work. Working off the clock is one

Many employees are told they’re “exempt” from overtime pay, only to discover later that their employer misapplied the law. In fiscal year 2024, the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division recovered $126,967,097 in overtime back wages for more than 101,000 workers—and improper exemption classifications drive a substantial portion of those violations, according to DOL enforcement data (2024). If you’re working more