When Employees Are Not Paid for Their Work ...
Unpaid overtime and unpaid break time are ways employers can save money. If they don't pay for that extra hour of work, or if they don't allow employees to take breaks mandated by law, that is money that the employer can keep. That is illegal.
ClassAction.com: Justice for Workers With Unpaid Overtime
While unpaid overtime is illegal, it can be difficult for one employee to fight back against the company and the company's lawyers. Usually, however, if the employer is failing to pay you for overtime, they are probably doing the same to other employees.
The voice of a group — especially a group with an experienced class action employment law attorney — is far more likely to be heard and to get results.
- Managers working overtime: Managers are paid salaries and are considered non-exempt. That means they cannot expect overtime pay. Companies sometimes use that to "promote" workers to managers without giving them the authority of managers. By misclassifying the employee, the "manager" ends up working unpaid overtime.
- An hour here, an hour there: It may not be a big loss on your paycheck, but when the employer shorts hundreds of employees just an hour's pay a week, that adds up to a lot of money saved — at the expense of workers who earned the pay.
- Off-the-clock work: There are companies that require employees to come in early — without pay — to get ready for the day's work or stay late to clean up after the workday. That is required off-the-clock work and it is illegal.
- No work breaks: When you work a certain number of hours, your employer is required to give you rest breaks and lunch breaks. If your employer is not meeting state and federal standards for break times, a class action lawsuit may be the way to resolve the issue.
Every employer has to, by law, keep time records. In a class action lawsuit, those time records can be important evidence to show a pattern of disregard for employee rights. If they do not have time records, you may likely win.
If you are being cheated out of breaks or overtime pay, others probably are, too. Contact ClassAction.com.
