Can You Waive Your Right to Be Paid Overtime or Volunteer to Work for Straight Time Pay?
Here in Texas, we have various state and federal employment laws that protect workers from injustices such as unsafe working conditions and unfair wages. One of the most important protections Texas workers...
Many Texas employers take advantage of the general lack of knowledge about overtime laws to deny their workers the overtime pay they have rightfully earned. Employers may even refuse to answer employee questions about overtime pay to keep them in the dark about their shorted pay or confusing paystubs.
Staffing issues have plagued companies large and small around the country in recent months. In order to handle their staffing issues, many companies are mandating overtime for existing employees. As a result, there has been an uptick in overtime claims.
The Lore Law Firm has helped countless individuals...
Unfortunately, some employers will do whatever it takes to get out of paying employees overtime. They may use various underhanded methods to shave time, even though doing so is often illegal per U.S. labor laws. As a skilled overtime pay...
Determining overtime can be a complex formula. Employees who work overtime are typically compensated at 1.5 times the regular pay rate for hours worked beyond 40 in one workweek. However, when calculating overtime pay, one of the areas that employers typically rely on a lack of knowledge is the extent to which year-end bonuses...
Some employers will go to any length to avoid giving workers their hard-earned overtime pay. One of the challenges employees may encounter is determining what measures their employers might be taking and which of those actions falls under unethical or unlawful practices. This is especially so for those employers that opt to...
Money is the primary motivation for working in many instances, so accurate pay is imperative. For most industries, the standard workweek is 40 hours, and any hours worked beyond that is considered overtime. Some employee categories, including some salaried positions with qualifying job duties, are exempt from overtime. However, employees not properly designated as...
Your employee classification might not stand out amid the minutiae of your daily job tasks and responsibilities. However, this is extremely important as it ensures the company meets its workers' rights and taxation obligations. When an employer misclassifies a day rate worker as an independent contractor, the implications can be widespread...
No matter how much a person may love their job, it is doubtful that anyone would want to work for free. Every employee deserves to be paid completely for the hours they work. However, that is not always the case. Unfortunately, for a reported 82 million American workers, being compensated incorrectly...
