Over 100 current and former mud logging technicians (mud loggers) employed by New Mexico based Morco Geological stand to share in the $595,737 in back wages the company has agreed to pay to compensate for violations of the minimum wage, overtime, and record-keeping provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act. The...
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Overtime Misclassification Claims – Loan Officers and others in the Financial Service Industry
Federal law requires employers to pay minimum wage and overtime to all non-exempt employees. Overtime pay is calculated as one and one-half times the workers' normal rate of pay for any time worked above 40 hours per week. Thus, employers have an incentive to misclassify employees as exempt. The most commonly used exemption in...
$2,950,000 Settlement in Lowe’s California LPM Overtime Claim
Lowe’s Loss Prevention Managers (LPMs) working in California brought suit claiming that they were misclassified as "exempt" from wage and hour laws that require the payment of overtime, and as a result, were denied the overtime pay to which they were entitled. A settlement worth up to $2,950,000 was recently approved by U.S. District...
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$1,500,000 Settlement Approved in Terminix California Overtime Case
Terminix has settled a class action lawsuit against it in which trainees claim they were forced to work far in excess of 8 hours per day and 40 hours per week without overtime pay, rest breaks and meal periods that most California employees are entitled to.
AT&T May Roll Dice on Overtime Pay Claim by Managers
Low Level "Managers" Claim They Are Owed Unpaid Overtime Wages
Hundreds of Level One Managers for the Southern New England Telephone Co. are challenging their exempt classification under the FLSA and Connecticut state labor law. Being classified as "exempt" results in them not being paid overtime when they work over 40 hours per week. The...
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California Exempt Employees
What is a California Exempt Employee?
California exempt employees are workers who meet California’s strict requirements for exempt employees, which means that they are not eligible for overtime pay under either the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) or under California legislation.
Because California’s labor laws are among the toughest in the nation, exempt...
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California Law for Overtime
California law for overtime is evidence that one of the best places in the country to work is the State of California which places a high premium on the protection of their citizens in the workplace. Minimum wage earners who most often live from paycheck to paycheck and can’t afford to risk their jobs by...
Overtime Lawsuit
A Change in your Job Duties May Change your Overtime Exemption Status
An overtime lawsuit is often a class action suit in which a group of employees sue their employer for violations of federal and state overtime laws. These kinds of lawsuits regarding overtime are occurring today more than any other time in...
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FLSA Overtime Rules
In spite of the FLSA Overtime rules, each year employees are cheated out of their overtime pay by their employers. While some companies may unknowingly keep from paying an employee the overtime pay that they are due some companies intentionally do not pay their employees the “time and half” pay that they are due for...
Virginia Labor Laws
Virginia employees may not be protected from overtime violations by Virginia labor laws per se, but they are far from unprotected. Eligible or non-exempt workers are protected by the Federal Labor Standards Act (FLSA) laws which protect every U. S. worker. That begs the question, of course, just who is non-exempt and...
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