How Can An Overtime Lawyer Help You?

Increasing wage and hour issues indicate that more and more employers are deliberately violating guidelines of the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) to minimize labor expenses and increase their profits. Employers use numerous tricks to achieve their goals of wage theft. If you believe that your employer is violating your wage rights, you should raise your voice and seek help from a wage and overtime law firm.

Following are some of the situations when you should seek help from a labor lawyer to help get justice and resolve your present situation-

Misclassification of Employees- According to wage and hour laws, it is essential for employers to pay overtime to employees that are classified as non-exempt. However, many employers deliberately misclassify their employees as “salaried” to avoid paying money they are entitled to receive. Just because someone is salaried, doesn’t mean that they shouldn’t be paid overtime!

Off the Clock Work-Employees are entitled to receive pay for all hours worked. However, in many situations, employers make their employees clock out and then work. It is against the law to make an employee work while they have signed off and workers are entitled to receive pay for this time.

No Minimum and Overtime Wages- It is essential for employers to pay their employees at least minimum federal wages and state wages for the state they reside. They also need to pay at least one and one-half times of their regular rates of pay for hours worked over 40 in a workweek. Not complying with these rules means that workers can seek help from a labor and employment attorney to file a case against the employer.

No Pay for Pre-shift and Post-shift- Many employees are not aware about their rights and become victim of wage theft in various situations. Employers mislead workers by passing information that pre-shift and post-shift work is not compensable. Such work may include security sweeps, computer boot up time, looking for a work station or waiting for a boss to arrive. Hence, it is essential for workers to know their employment rights.

Retaliation- The law protects employees from retaliation after they have raised issues associated with wage and hour violations. If an employer fires, demotes, or changes duties of their employees after the reporting of wage issues, it can be considered retaliation.

These are some of the situations in which you would need to discuss your circumstances with an experienced law firm to have your case evaluated.