Rachel Monroe

How New York’s overtime rules work: who is entitled to time-and-a-half, how the state’s exempt salary threshold differs from the federal one, and how overtime pay is calculated.

Illinois is an at-will employment state, so most firings are legal. But discharge for a discriminatory, retaliatory, or contract-breaking reason is not. This article explains when a firing crosses into illegal territory, which laws apply, where to file, and the deadlines that control each claim.

What at-will employment means in Florida, the illegal reasons an employer cannot use to fire someone, and how a contract can override the at-will default.

How at-will employment works in Pennsylvania: the default rule that either party can end a job at any time, and the exceptions that limit it.

Pennsylvania is an at-will state, so most firings are legal. Wrongful termination is the narrow set of exceptions: discrimination, retaliation, contract, and a public-policy limit. How each works and where to file.

Georgia is an at-will employment state under O.C.G.A. § 34-7-1. A plain-language look at what at-will means for firing and quitting, how it differs from right-to-work, the federal limits on termination, and what it does not change.

Ohio does not require meal or rest breaks for adult workers. The only state break mandate covers minors under 18, and federal law decides when a break is paid.

North Carolina’s at-will rule makes most firings lawful. This article explains the narrow exceptions that make a termination wrongful, the deadlines that apply, and the routes for filing a discrimination charge, a retaliation complaint, or a wrongful-discharge lawsuit.

The Illinois Paid Leave for All Workers Act gives most employees up to 40 hours of paid leave each year, usable for any reason. This covers who qualifies, how leave accrues, the 90-day waiting period, notice rules, carryover, and how the state enforces the law.

Illinois break laws come from the One Day Rest in Seven Act: a 20-minute meal period for shifts of 7.5 continuous hours, extra meal periods on long shifts, and 24 hours of rest in every seven-day period. Special rules cover hotel room attendants and minors, and penalties scale with employer size.

Texas has no overtime statute of its own. Overtime is set by the federal FLSA, which requires 1.5 times the regular rate for hours worked over 40 in a workweek. Here is who qualifies, who is exempt, how the rate is figured, and how unpaid overtime is recovered.

New York is an at-will employment state: either side can end the job at any time for any lawful reason. This article explains the statutory limits on at-will firing and when a contract overrides the default.