Final paychecks, PTO laws, non-competes, FMLA, severance, and unemployment procedures by state.
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.
Texas follows at-will employment, so an employer can end most jobs at any time and for almost any reason. This covers what the doctrine means, the narrow exceptions that make a firing illegal, and the contracts that can override it.
Florida sets no meal or rest break rule for adult workers, so breaks follow federal FLSA law. This article covers what employers must and need not provide, the paid-break rule, the meal-break requirement for minors, and the nursing-mother exception.
When a firing is illegal in Ohio: how the at-will rule works and the discrimination, retaliation, and public-policy limits that make a termination wrongful, plus the deadlines to act.
New York’s sick leave law requires most private employers to provide 40 or 56 hours of sick leave a year, accruing at one hour for every 30 hours worked. This article covers who is covered, how leave accrues and carries over, what it can be used for, and how the state rules interact with New York City’s.
Filing for unemployment in Texas runs through the Texas Workforce Commission. This covers when and how to apply, who qualifies, how the weekly benefit is calculated, and how to appeal a denied claim.
A step-by-step guide to filing a New York unemployment insurance claim: who qualifies, what to gather, how to apply online or by phone, how much you can receive, and how to certify weekly.
The New York WARN Act requires employers with 50 or more employees to give 90 days’ notice before a plant closing, mass layoff, or relocation, and imposes back pay and civil penalties for violations.
How much Florida employers must pay tipped workers in cash, how the $3.02 tip credit is calculated, when it does not apply, overtime, and how to claim unpaid wages.
Texas is an at-will state, so most firings are legal. Wrongful termination covers the narrow set of firings the law prohibits: discrimination, retaliation, and discharge for refusing to break the law. Learn what qualifies and how to file.
Neither Texas nor federal law requires private employers to give adult employees meal or rest breaks. When breaks are offered, federal rules decide whether that time is paid, and separate rules cover break time for nursing mothers.