The Employee’s Attorney: Ohio Overtime Wage Lawyers
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The biggest misconception that both employers and employees have is that any employee that is paid by salary is not entitled to overtime pay. Wrong! In fact, a large number of the employees that are paid a salary are not exempt or don’t fall within the very specific exemptions spelled out in the FLSA. While being paid a salary is one of the criteria for falling under each of the exemptions, it is only one of many requirements. And, if all of the requirements for an exemption are not met, you are not exempt and must be paid overtime. Furthermore, if your employer pays you a salary but deducts pay from your wages when you miss work, are late, or have to leave early, your employer can no longer classify you as exempt and must pay you overtime pay for all of your time worked over 40 hours per week.
Although this sounds fairly straightforward, the actual rule can be highly complex without the assistance of a top wage and hour attorney due to additional provisions that exempt certain employees and employers. Not surprisingly, complaints about lack of overtime compensation are becoming increasingly common and recent years have witnessed huge collective action lawsuits against employers who have purposefully violated overtime compensation laws.
Essentially, every worker and employee is entitled to overtime pay unless they fall into one of the following categories by meeting all of the criteria.
Knowing that most employees can be confused by the complexities of overtime wage laws, many employers will try their best to trick employees or creatively play the system to screw their workers out of overtime pay. Given our wage theft lawyers’ regular and ongoing experience with these wage and hour issues, we are in the best position to help sort through these tricks and get you paid what you owed.
As mentioned, the federal and Ohio overtime laws are highly complex and contain hundreds of pages of rules and regulations which detail the law’s various nuances. Luckily, Spitz, The Employee’s Law Firm, is well versed in these and other employment laws. If you believe that you or someone you know has been wrongfully denied wages or overtime compensation, call the right attorney now a FREE and CONFIDENTIAL initial consultation.