Paying Your employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act is an article written by Walter J Liszka, Esq and covers the laws regarding hourly employees and how to classify them into “exempt” and “non-exempt” categories (who the laws affect and who they don’t).  Since movers are usually hourly employees, they [...]

  Employee handbooks can often open a legal can of worms for employers. There are some tips, though, that can help the employer from making unnecessary promises. Nancy Joerg, Esq of Wessels Sherman Joerg Liszka Laverty Seneczko, PC has written an article concerning employee handbooks and some of the do’s [...]

Written By:  Rory K. McGinty, P.C. When a mover has a grossly deliquent storage customer how to remedy the situation is always complicated enough to make the mover ask: “How Can I Get Rid Of A Storage Lot The Customer Isn’t Paying For?” The simple answer is that, if the [...]

 Written By:  Rory K. McGinty, P.C.    When it comes to a mover’s liability in a damage claim situation, the customer often states: “I Want Full Replacement Value For My Damaged Goods”  The Bill of Lading is a contract between the mover and the customer which contains language limiting the [...]

Written By:  Rory K. McGinty, P.C. It is worth remembering that most judges rarely deal with the regulations which govern the way a mover transacts business with its moving and storage customers. Like all lawyers, they learned about contracts and torts in law school. As judges, they deal with cases [...]