Lakeland Unpaid Overtime Attorney

Are You Due Unpaid Overtime?

Under the U.S. Fair Labor Standards Act most employees are entitled to overtime when they work more than 40 hours in a week with a standard overtime pay is time and one-half.  If you have been working long hours and not getting paid for it, it is in your interest to check with a Lakeland attorney to see if you should be getting paid overtime.

Exempt Employee vs. Non-Exempt Employee

Non-exempt employees under the FLSA are entitled to overtime including most employees making under $23,600 per year.  If you make more than $100,000 you are surely exempt.  Salaried employees generally are exempt.  The basic test of whether you are a salaried employee is whether your pay is set regardless of how many hours you work.  Nevertheless to be considered exempt the salaried employee must also perform duties that are executive, administrative or professional.  Persons engaged primarily in clerical work are non-exempt. Some jobs are considered exempt by definition.  This would include outside sales jobs. However, the firm has recently filed several class action lawsuits against several pharmaceutical giants seeking to recover unpaid overtime for many pharmaceutical sales representatives who were wrongfully denied overtime according to recent Department of Labor findings. If you are a pharmaceutical representative and have been wrongfully denied overtime over the last two years contact us immediately. An inside sales job is non-exempt. Some employers try to get around the act by classifying employees as "independent contractors."  This does not make the employee exempt where the worker is in the workplace under the direct control of the employer. 

Unpaid Overtime Lawyer in Lakeland

We help clients who have been wrongfully denied overtime by their employers.  Attorney Sanga Turnbull and the legal team at our firm can help.  When we are contacted, we evaluate whether the employee is exempt or non-exempt within the meaning of the FSLA.  If non-exempt, we take strong action to obtain the overtime pay the client has due. We urge you to contact an unpaid overtime attorney at the firm for a free consultation.  In most instances you only have two years to bring your claim.

If you believe you are owed unpaid overtime, contact a Lakeland unpaid overtime attorney at the firm for vigorous prosecution of your claim.