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
$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
California Exempt Employees
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
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...