Many restaurant workers are paid an hourly overtime wage of $3.19 or $3.20. However, this practice violates federal law. If you’re being paid less than $5.76 for overtime hours worked, you may be able to seek legal assistance. Click here to learn more.
No-hire agreements depress wages by limiting corporate competition for employees. A recent decision from the Eleventh Circuit held this practice violates antitrust law.
The Stiegler Law Firm is pleased and proud to report an appeals court victory granting our clients overtime pay under the FLSA. Click to read more
In Lindsey v. Bio-Medical Applications, the Fifth Circuit recently addressed the difference between “real deadlines” and “hortatory deadlines” in an FMLA Retaliation case.
As remote work becomes more common, new questions arise about labor law. This post addresses leave rights under the FMLA and remote workers.
I often receive calls from people who feel discriminated against or harassed at their workplace, and want to know their options. They often ask if they can resign and then sue the employer. Sometimes, they have already resigned and want to pursue legal action immediately. Whether you can resign your job and still sue is … Read more
Representing Louisiana citizens with residential and commercial insurance claims from Hurricane Ida.
It’s hard to overstate the importance of Google for service businesses – particularly, perhaps, law offices. The vast majority of potential legal clients have no pre-existing relationship with a lawyer, and no real way to find and select one. So they pull out their phones and search “divorce lawyer” or “car accident lawyer” or “employment … Read more
The Stiegler Law Firm is proud to announce that Charles Stiegler has been named to 2021 Louisiana Super Lawyers list in the field of Employment and Labor. No more than five percent of the lawyers in Louisiana are selected by Super Lawyers each year. Mr. Stiegler was previously named three times to the Super Lawyers … Read more
The Stiegler Law Firm represents four workers who have filed a lawsuit against Metrowide Apartments in New Orleans, Louisiana, claiming unpaid wages. Click to learn more.