Have You Been Denied Overtime Pay? Follow these Steps
On the surface, overtime pay appears to be an easy topic to understand. After all, overtime seems to be as straightforward as any labor practice can get: you typically get paid at least one and one-half times your regular rate of pay for all the hours that you have worked… Read More
Can I Recover Overtime Pay as a Salaried Employee?
Yes, salaried employees are eligible to receive overtime pay much like how employees who work hourly are. Placing an employee on salary would not exclude him or her from receiving overtime payments for extra hours worked over forty (40) hours per week. However, salaried employees can get exempted from getting… Read More
What to Do When Your Bank Employer is Not Paying You Wages
Some employers have bad records for paying employees. Banks and mortgage companies are employers who often fail to legally pay employees all wages to which they are legally entitled. (more…) Read More
Unpaid Overtime and Other Wage Violations Your Employer May Be Committing
If an organization, manager, or employer can get away with not paying people what they are worth, many will do so. Not all will break the law, but one problem is that many employees do not know the wage laws or violations which are difficult and confusing. (more…) Read More
Can You Receive Full Compensation for Unpaid Wages?
Any company, regardless of its size, is out to turn a profit. But, any company that tries to make money by not paying its employees violates federal and state wage laws. Employers will use many tactics to avoid paying employees full compensation. (more…) Read More
Can My Employer Legally Expect Me to Work Off the Clock?
What your employer expects and what they are legally able to ask of you are vastly different. For example, it is illegal for your employer to ask you to work any hours over your regular 40 hours per week without you recording those hours and the employer paying you for… Read More
Most Common Wage Violations for Employers
There are a lot of employees whose employers are not paying employees the full amount to which they are entitled. Most employees do not know this. Many employees don’t keep records of the hours worked, overtime pay, and other wages they are owed. This is why it's not uncommon for… Read More
How Far Back Can You Sue for Unpaid Overtime?
Not being paid for the time you are owed is very frustrating. It is also illegal. You should and legally must act timely if you are considering filing a case against your employer for unpaid overtime. (more…) Read More