When you work hard at your job, you should expect that you will be paid and properly rewarded for your efforts. However, going above and beyond for your employer does not always pay off the way it should.
Although your employer may be legally obligated to pay you overtime, there are a variety of reasons they may fail to do so. For example, if they intentionally or mistakenly classified you as an exempt employee, you may find that you did not get paid for any or all of your overtime worked.
Take Legal Action Against Your Employer
If you believe that you have been wronged and are owed wages from your employer, you should not hesitate to speak with a lawyer from our team and retain our services. Although your employer may admit their mistake and simply pay you what you are owed, this is not always the case. You may have to file a wage and hour lawsuit to get sufficient compensation that you have worked for.
An unpaid overtime wage dispute may include cases that involve:
- Employer outright refusing to pay overtime wages
- Employer mistakenly classifying employee as exempt
- Employer intentionally classifying employee as exempt
- Employer who forces employee to work off the clock
Minimum Wage Violations in Jacksonville and Surrounding Cities
Quality Employment Law Representation for Wronged Employees
When you accept a job that pays minimum wage, it should be safe to expect that you are paid what is promised. Specific businesses and employers are obligated under law to pay their employees at least the minimum wage. When they fail to do so intentionally or accidentally, it can turn into a messy legal situation. If you have spoken to your employer and they have failed to remedy the situation or have retaliated, you should consider hiring a Miami employment law attorney to represent you.
Representing You in a Lawsuit
Wage and hour violations are very serious and should not be ignored, because your employer could be taking advantage of you. Whether you have been partially paid, paid incorrectly, or not paid at all, you can count on our legal team to fight for what you deserve. In some wage lawsuits, you may even be rewarded with additional compensation for your trouble.
Your Jacksonville employment law attorney is highly knowledgeable about this area of the law and is passionate about seeing situations like yours being remedied.
- A few common examples of minimum wage violations include:
- Refusing to pay hourly wage at all
- Forcing tip-sharing that results in a lowered wage
- Making you pay for expenses that result in a lowered wage
Providing Caring Legal Advice
Our firm understands that you may be in a stressful situation right now, and we also realize that every situation is unique, and therefore give each case we take on the time and attention it deserves.
Contact an employment lawyer in Florida to help you.
