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Employees are entitled to fair compensation for the work they perform. Federal and state wage laws require employers to pay employees properly for all hours worked, including overtime compensation where required.
Unfortunately, wage violations remain common in many workplaces. Employers sometimes fail to pay overtime, improperly classify employees as exempt from wage protections, or require employees to work off the clock without compensation.
Sommers Employment Law Group represents employees whose employers have violated wage and hour laws and works to recover unpaid wages and other compensation owed to workers.
Wage and hour violations can take many forms.
Some of the most common include:
• Failure to pay overtime wages
• Requiring employees to work “off the clock”
• Misclassifying employees as exempt from overtime requirements
• Misclassifying workers as independent contractors
• Failure to pay earned wages or final paychecks
• Improper deductions from wages
• Failure to provide legally required meal or rest breaks
Misclassification of Employees
Some employers improperly classify workers as exempt employees or independent contractors in order to avoid wage and hour requirements.
Misclassification can deny workers overtime pay, minimum wage protections, and other benefits required by law. Determining whether a worker has been misclassified often requires a careful legal analysis of the employee’s duties and the employer’s policies.
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