WASHINGTON D.C — Your employer may owe you overtime pay if worked more than a 40 hour work week and were not paid overtime wages. Back overtime wage claims can be filed against your past and present employer for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) if you are a “covered” employee under the law.
Covered employees include:
- Most type of “blue collar” workers or other manual laborers who perform work involving repetitive operations with their hands, physical skill and energy. Examples would include carpenters, electricians, mechanics, plumbers, iron workers, craftsmen, construction workers, longshoremen, and laborers.
- Most non-management employees
- Most police officers, state troopers, detectives, paramedics, fire fighters, paramedics, emergency medical technicians and other “first responders.”
- Parole officers, probation officers, and park rangers
- Security guards
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN) and Registered Nurses (RN)
- Certified Nurse Assistants (CNA)
- Hospital employees
- Paralegals, clerical staff, and secretaries
- Warehouse workers and maintenance personnel
- Customer service representatives and call center employees
- Telemarketers
Your employer may owe you back overtime pay even if you are a salaried employee or commission employee. Some occupations are “exempt” under the law and overtime pay is not required for those employees. Exempt employees include professionals, like doctors and lawyers, and other job categories. Employers often misclassify your job description but this is a violation of the FLSA.
The FLSA and state laws set the overtime rate of pay that employers are required to pay is one and a half times (1.5 times) the regular hourly wage or similarly calculated compensation for a salaried employee who works more than 40 hours in a single workweek. Claims for unpaid wages can often be sought dating two years back from the filing of the lawsuit and continue forward until the case is settled. In some states, certain laws permit the claims to seek unpaid wages even more than two years in the past.
If you believe that you are owed overtime pay from your employer, our attorneys will provide you with a Free, No Obligation Case Evaluation to determine if you are a covered employee entitled to overtime wages. If you did not receive your required overtime pay, we will file a lawsuit for you to seek your back owed overtime wages and the required amount until the date of the settlement. Unpaid overtime lawsuits often result in significant settlements and compensation to the employee.
Money damages awarded to the employee will include difference the amount the employee was paid and the amount that should have been paid had their waged been calculated properly. Employees can also recover an equal amount as liquidated damages or interest, as well as attorneys’ fees.
We handle these overtime pay cases on a “No Win, No Fee” basis, which means that you pay absolutely no legal fees or expenses unless we win a settlement for you. Call our experienced unpaid overtime lawsuit attorneys now at (855) 754-2795 to see if you have a claim and to get started on your case today.