Piece Rate Overtime Lawsuit Filed Against Forest River RV
Overtime lawyers at our firm (along with attorneys at Nilges Draher LLC and Hassler Kondras Miller LLP) filed a wage and hour case against Forest River challenging its piece-rate pay system. In the lawsuit, we allege that Forest River production workers were not paid on a “bona fide” piece rate system and were thus owed […]
Employers cannot take deductions from employees’ compensable time to avoid paying overtime. Ohio Overtime Attorneys Employers cannot deduct from employees’ compensable time in order to avoid paying overtime. What does this mean and how does it affect you? Compensable time is all hours that an employer suffers or permits to work on their behalf. Non-exempt employees […]
Contact our Ohio unpaid wages attorneys if you are working over 40 hours and are not being paid overtime. Our Ohio unpaid wages attorneys have posted numerous blogs containing information for employees who are working over 40 hours per week, but who are not being paid time and a half for all of their hours worked. […]
Contact our Ohio overtime lawyers with any questions about whether you are exempt and/or your right to overtime wages. Our Ohio overtime attorneys can answer all of your questions regarding whether or not you are exempt or entitled to overtime wages for hours worked over 40 hours per week. The Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA“) governs the payment of […]
Oftentimes, employers misclassify employees as Independent Contractors instead of Employees. Consequently, those employees are not paid overtime wages and benefits. Our Ohio overtime lawyers can answer all of your questions regarding whether or not you are properly classified as an independent contractor. Independent Contractors According to the IRS, the general rule is that an individual is an independent […]
2016 UPDATE: SCOTUS denies cert by home care associations challenging home health workers entitled to overtime wages and protections under the FLSA. Our Ohio FLSA overtime attorneys blogged in February about a change in the law called the “home care final rule” that entitled approximately 2 million home health workers to overtime pay, overturning an exemption that was outdated. For years, home […]
Home Health Workers, Aides, and other Employees Providing Companionship Services are now entitled to Overtime Pay as of January 1, 2015. The law has changed and employees who have been taken advantage of are now entitled to much deserved overtime wages. Almost 2 million home care workers are now non-exempt and protected by the Fair […]
If your employer refuses to pay overtime and you are working over 40 hours per week, then you should contact our office to speak with our Ohio Overtime Lawyers. If your employer refuses to pay overtime wages, it may be violating federal and state laws. Employees who perform non-exempt duties are required to be paid […]
Businesses win first round of the fight for higher pay. District Court grants preliminary injunction against new overtime rule On November 22, 2016, a federal district court in Texas issued a nationwide preliminary injunction against the new “white collar” exemption from taking effect. But for the preliminary injunction, millions of workers would have been entitled […]
Employers must include shift differentials when calculating employees’ regular rate of pay for overtime wages. Contact our Ohio FLSA Overtime Lawyers today. When non-exempt, hourly employees work in excess of 40 hours in a workweek, they are entitled to overtime compensation. Overtime wages for any time worked over 40 hours in a workweek are to […]