Salary and Wage Disputes
If your employer has pressured you to work off the clock, refused to pay overtime or denied you mandatory work breaks, you and your co-workers may have grounds for a lawsuit to collect back pay and penalties. The law firm of DiCesare, Davidson & Barker, P.A. has prevailed in a number of lawsuits for wage and hour violations on behalf of employee groups in Central Florida. Under the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act, the attorneys at DiCesare, Davidson & Barker, P.A., work to ensure that workers are fairly compensated for wage and hour for the following violations:
- Off-clock work — Requiring workers to perform unpaid prep work before their "official" shift, or making them clean up or perform other duties after punching out
- Donning and doffing — Failing to pay workers for the additional time to put on and remove protective gear required for the job
- Failure to pay overtime (time and a half)
- Miscalculations of pay or overtime
- Requiring workers to work through lunch breaks
- Requiring workers to punch out for paid breaks
- Refusing mandatory meal or rest breaks
- Employers can be liable for each instance of a denied break or off-clock work, compensated by a full hour's pay plus penalties. When these violations have been systematic over time, it can add up to a substantial amount.
Call DiCesare, Davidson & Barker, P.A. today to discuss a possible wage and hour violation. Our lawyers provide a free case evaluation, including evenings or weekends by appointment.
