Founded in the year 1971, First Data aims at providing payment based and electronic commerce services to the consumers and organizations. It is a global payment processing company, which provides solutions such as those related to security, production, marketing, prepaid, POS, check acceptance, online banking, mobile commerce, prepaid and debit processing. Dynamic in nature, First Data deals with more than 1400 transaction every second and works with over six million merchants and users.
Based in Atlanta in Georgia, the company has about 23,000 employees and provides job opportunities to the individual to work part-time, full –time and from home. The company has its presence in 35 countries and it plans to expand it further.
For many job positions, U.S. companies are still required to pay overtime wages to employees who work from home or out of the office. Telecommuters are often required to work more than 40 hours in a single workweek. Many times, an employee is required to “stand by” for assignments, must make phone calls or send e-mails after the official work day is over, or is required to travel to locations other than the main office or principal place of business. In many of these circumstances, the company must pay the higher rate of overtime pay which is one and half the determined hourly rate. This also applies to many employees who are paid a salary instead of an hourly wage.
According to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage & Hour Division, covered nonexempt employees are entitled to be paid at least the federal minimum wage as well as overtime at one-half their regular rate of pay for all hours worked over 40 in a workweek. Covered employees must be paid for all hours worked in a workweek.
We can determine whether you are eligible to file a First Data telecommuter overtime pay claim. Simply, contact our experienced overtime pay lawyers at (855) 754-2795 for a free consultation to discuss you case, or complete the Free Unpaid Overtime Case Review form on this page. We will discuss your situation and determine if you have a claim. We can help you recover your lost wages and unpaid overtime.