FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT – OVERTIME – WAGES UNPAID
FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT – OVERTIME – WAGES UNPAID LAWYER IN COLUMBIA, SC
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is a federal law and it requires wage payment, overtime payment and requires a minimum wage. Employers who violate this law may be sued to recover lost wages and attorney’s fees and, sometimes, additional damages. The minimum wage is different for certain categories of workers including those who work for tips. Some employees are exempt from the law altogether.
Employers sometimes do not comply with legally mandated overtime pay requirements in many ways. Some of the methods used include:
-Shorting hours, especially for break times. Under the law, break times are considered part of paid time unless the break lasts longer than twenty minutes. Shortchanging time involves excluding break time in the computation of the hours of work.
-Forcing an employee to work off the clock, which is requiring the employee to clock out and then return to work to complete the unfinished work.
-Missclassification of employees as exempt when they are non-exempt from the Act.
HOW CAN WE HELP?
Charles (Chuck) Ormond and Ben Dunn together have over forty (40) years of experience in employment and labor issues and litigation. Both partners have experience representing both employees and employers and, this background, assists them in resolving employment cases justly on either side of the case. Once a case is evaluated, and if the facts create a case which can be filed in Court, you will have both attorneys working for you. The Firm does accept employment cases where the legal fees are on a contingency basis and will meet with you for a one half hour initial consult for $50.00 in order to determine if you have a valid employment case or give legal advice regarding an employment matter.
