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Unpaid Overtime Overtime is any time an employee works over 40 hours in a workweek. More and more we see employers stealing overtime wages from employees by leaving out certain compensation in their overtime wage calculations. For example, not counting bonuses, commissions, or shift differentials when calculating the employee’s regular rate of pay for overtime […]

Misclassification of Managers In many instances, employers improperly classify their employees in order to avoid paying them overtime. For example, if you are paid a salary, but regularly worked over 40 hours per week with no overtime pay, your overtime rights may have been violated. Many “management” jobs do not meet the legal requirements to

Misclassification of Independent Contractors Many so-called independent contractors should receive the same overtime pay and benefits received by traditional W-2 employees. By misclassifying a worker as “independent contractor” employers can avoid paying workers overtime providing retirement benefits, health insurance, paying the employer’s share of payroll taxes, and worker’s compensation and unemployment benefits.  Courts routinely find

Meal Break Claims If your employer requires you to work through your meal period, such as your lunch break, you may be owed wages.  “Bona fide” meal periods, usually lasting 30 minutes or more, are generally not compensable if the employee is completely relieved of their work duties. However, if an employee is required to work

Off-the-Clock Wage Violations Sometimes workers are not paid for all of the time they spend working. For example, a worker required to arrive to work early, before their scheduled shift, to properly prepare for their shift, attend meetings, or stay late past the end of their scheduled shift to finish work. In some instances, managers

Tipped Employee Issues Do you work for a restaurant or bar? Are you paid less than $7.25 per hour, plus customer tips? For example, are you paid $2.13 per hour plus tips, or $5.00 per hour plus tips? If you answered yes, you are likely what is called a “tip credit” employee. Tip credit employees