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Is Your Employer Not Paying You For The Overtime Hours You Work? State and federal wage laws offer many rights to U.S workers, including the right to fair pay. If your employer has violated those wage laws, you may be entitled to back pay and other damages. Let our employment law attorneys evaluate your wage and hour claim to see whether you have a case for unpaid back pay and other damages. Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, employers must pay most workers at least the minimum wage -- currently $6.55 an hour as of July 2008. The law also requires that covered, nonexempt employees be paid overtime for any hours they work over 40 hours in one week. Their overtime pay must be at least one and one-half times what they are regularly paid per hour.In recent years, owing to the bad economy, employers have been falling short in their legal obligations to pay overtime under state or federal wage and hour laws. Employers sometimes cheat workers out of overtime pay by classifying them as "exempt" employees -- such as executive, administrative or professional staff -- that are exempt from minimum wage and overtime pay laws. Employers also have several other tricks to keep from paying earned wages to their employees:
Remember - - you work hard for your money, and you're being cheated when your employer does not pay you what you are legally owed under the law. If you suspect your employer is not paying you fairly for the hours you work, let our team of employment law attorneys evaluate your claim. Please fill out the forms on this page and send them to us electronically for a confidential evaluation of your case. Let our team of attorneys stand up for your rights. Arnold & Itkin, LLP Overtime Intake Form Important Attorney-Client Update |

