Qualities to Look for in a Wage and Overtime Attorney
Employees likely must hire a wage and hour attorney to collect unpaid wages including overtime from their employers. Employers will rarely voluntarily pay employees for all unpaid wages once employees find out their employers have not paid the legally correct wages. Employees should choose their wage and hour attorneys carefully. … Read More
Why You Should Never Work Off the Clock
There are a lot of reasons why you should never work off the clock without payment for the time you work. All of these reasons are about protecting you from working without pay. A lot of people do work hours including overtime without compensation. But, these people should not include… Read More
Unpaid Overtime: Is it Always Illegal?
Employers will try to get by without paying overtime. However, most of the time, it is illegal. There are a few exceptions to this rule, but you will likely know if you are not legally entitled to overtime. (more…) Read More
How to Know if Your Wage and Hour Complaint is Legitimate
There are a few different ways of finding out if you are wondering how to know if your wage and hour complaint is legitimate. Your complaint is likely legitimate if your situation has reached the point where you feel your only recourse is to file a complaint. (more…) Read More
Can I Recover Unpaid Wages After I Quit My Job?
If you are trying to recover unpaid wages from a job you no longer have, you are still entitled to that money even if you have left that job before the employer pays you all wages you have earned. This is true even if you left the job on the… Read More
My Employer Won’t Pay Me for Overtime Worked. What Should I Do?
What happens when your employer won’t pay you for the overtime you worked? Unfortunately, this happens a lot. Because overtime pay is often separate from your regular wages, your employer may try to avoid paying you at all. (more…) Read More
Not Being Paid as a Bank Employee? Follow these Steps
Employers must timely pay bank employees wages for all hours they work per week. However, banks often fail to legally pay all wages due. Employees must routinely sue banks for non-payment of wages. These lawsuits seek to recover unpaid overtime and minimum wages for off the clock work both before… Read More
Unpaid Overtime: How to Recover It
Employers must legally pay employees for all time worked. This legal requirement includes overtime which is all time worked over forty hours per week unless the state in which the employees who have more protective overtime rules. For example, California requires that employees receive overtime pay for working more than… Read More