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5 Common Ways Employers Cheat Employees Out of Overtime Pay

1. SALARY FOR NON-EXEMPT EMPLOYEES Many employers claim that all salaried employees are not entitled to overtime pay. This is not true. There are 2 categories of employees - exempt and non-exempt. Exempt employees are those who, due to their job duties, are not legally...

| November 9, 2015

Hot Demand for Laid Off Oilfield Workers in Chemical Plant Construction – Don’t Get Burned by Familiar Overtime Pay Schemes

We all know the bad news - major layoffs are occurring throughout the oil and gas drilling industry, but there is some good news on the energy jobs front as well. As the drilling business slows, major energy players are aggressively moving ahead with plans...

| March 5, 2015

Understanding Wage Theft: Are You Receiving the Overtime Pay You Deserve?

Long hours are the norm in many lines of work, including hospitality, oil field, construction, IT, food service, etc. with employees regularly clocking 60, 80, or even 100 hours per week. More shocking than the number of hours worked is the high rate of wage...

| February 20, 2015

Wage and Hour Cases On The Rise: Should The Department Of Labor Do More?

You should be compensated for every hour that you work. If not, you may be the victim of wage theft. Many workers are claiming that their employers have “stolen” a portion of their wages - usually due to failing to pay overtime. These claims are...

| January 12, 2015

3 Reasons and $12 Million Dollars for IT Workers Shoul Think About Overtime Pay

An IT Overtime Example at HP Enterprise Services IT services and telecommunications workers employed by HP Enterprise Services are set to receive almost $12 million dollars in settlement of their claims that they were illegally denied premium pay for their overtime hours. This is yet...

| December 8, 2014

Well Testers, Flowback Hands, and Service Tools Operators All Not Being Paid Overtime

Adding to a long list of oilfield job categories that have been misclassified and denied the overtime pay they are legally entitled to are the following jobs: Well Testers Service Tools Operators Flowback Hands People holding these jobs are now filing claims to recover their...

| November 14, 2014

Per Diem Payments Used to Cheat Workers out of Millions in Overtime Pay

As previously discussed in a prior post relating to shipyard workers employed by a Louisiana-based staffing company, pay schemes in which workers are given per diem payments that make up a significant amount of their total pay should be looked at closely to determine if...

| December 17, 2013

Commission Pay Should be Included in Overtime Pay Rate – Claim Field Service Reps

Commission Pay and Calculating Overtime Wages The question of what types of compensation must be factored into a non-exempt workers overtime pay rate is at the center of another lawsuit, only this time the key issue involves commission pay instead of bonus payments. In a...

| October 31, 2013

Working Families Flexibility Act Not What It Seems

Despite its name, the Working Families Flexibility Act (H.R. 1406) is an empty promise that offers neither the flexibility nor the support that working families need. If enacted, the bill would amend a 75-year-old law, the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA), in favor...

| June 13, 2013

Oil and Gas Industry compliance with Overtime Wage and Labor Laws – Marcellus Shale Fracking

Many employers in the unconventional oil and gas extraction industry have paid employees the same way for years according to what they believe is the industry norm - whether it be day rate, hourly, piece rate or salary. The problem being that they have not...

| May 28, 2013

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