Austin, TX News – Lawsuits, Settlements, Information Archives - Overtime Pay Laws https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/austin-texas-news/ Overtime Pay Laws & Unpaid Wage Lawsuits: Sue For Overtime Pay Fri, 28 Jul 2017 17:56:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/cropped-cropped-favicon-1-32x32.jpg Austin, TX News – Lawsuits, Settlements, Information Archives - Overtime Pay Laws https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/austin-texas-news/ 32 32 Obama-era Overtime Rules Likely Done as New Administration Reviews DOL Policy https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/obama-era-overtime-rules-likely-done-as-new-administration-reviews-dol-policy/ Mon, 10 Jul 2017 14:00:22 +0000 https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/?p=13387 AUSTIN -- After a Texas federal judge blocked then-President Barack Obama’s attempted expansion of overtime pay for millions of workers, the Department of Labor appears on the brink of retreating from the initiative altogether and putting a potential pay raise for millions of workers at risk.

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]]> Texas Appeals Court Remands Overtime Pay Lawsuit After Appeal https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/texas-appeals-court-remands-overtime-pay-lawsuit-after-appeal/ Tue, 28 Mar 2017 14:00:45 +0000 https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/?p=12204 AUSTIN -- A Texas appeals court recently overturned a defendant’s motion for summary judgement and remanded the case to state district court after ruling that the lower court erred in its dismissal of an unpaid overtime lawsuit that included allegations the defendant retaliated against the plaintiff.

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]]> Texas Chef Files Unpaid Overtime Lawsuit Over Managerial Misclassification https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/texas-chef-files-unpaid-overtime-lawsuit-over-managerial-misclassification/ Fri, 24 Feb 2017 15:00:01 +0000 https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/?p=12095 AUSTIN -- A chef working in a Texas hospital recently filed an unpaid overtime lawsuit against her employer claiming the health care provider misclassified her as overtime exempt and owe her back wages.

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]]> Former Self-Storage Employee Files Unpaid Overtime Lawsuit https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/former-self-storage-employee-files-unpaid-overtime-lawsuit/ Thu, 23 Feb 2017 15:00:32 +0000 https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/?p=12092 AUSTIN -- A former employee for self-storage company Metro Mini recently filed an unpaid overtime lawsuit against the company alleging the Texas-based defendant failed to pay overtime wages and wrongfully terminated him.

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]]> Questions and Answers About The New Overtime Pay Rules https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/questions-and-answers-about-the-new-overtime-pay-rules/ Fri, 12 Aug 2016 16:00:08 +0000 https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/?p=11464 Check out our Final Rule illustration, and be sure to share the infographic with colleagues and employers who may be subjected to the new overtime pay laws.

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]]> Whole Foods Overtime Claims https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/whole-foods-overtime-lawsuit-lawyer/ https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/whole-foods-overtime-lawsuit-lawyer/#respond Tue, 27 May 2014 18:50:36 +0000 https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/?p=4911 AUSTIN — Whole Foods is an American food supermarket chain specializing in natural and organic foods. The company was founded in 1980. Whole Foods operates stores in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. The company is headquartered in Austin, Texas. Whole Foods employees are often required to work double shifts and work additional […]

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]]> https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/whole-foods-overtime-lawsuit-lawyer/feed/ 0 Austin Overtime Lawsuit Lawyers https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/austin-overtime-pay-lawyers/ https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/austin-overtime-pay-lawyers/#respond Fri, 02 May 2014 18:55:06 +0000 https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/?p=4256 AUSTIN — Our Austin overtime lawyers file unpaid overtime lawsuits on behalf of workers who are not paid the legally required wages.  Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), a large number of workers who are entitled to overtime pay never receive the wages owed to them under federal or state law.  Many times, the […]

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]]> https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/austin-overtime-pay-lawyers/feed/ 0 Texas Overtime Pay Lawsuits https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/texas-overtime-lawsuits-tx-unpaid-overtime-wage-attorney/ https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/texas-overtime-lawsuits-tx-unpaid-overtime-wage-attorney/#respond Wed, 25 Sep 2013 18:31:01 +0000 https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/?p=1727 AUSTIN — If you are a Texas employee who was not paid for working overtime, you may be able to file an unpaid overtime lawsuit. These cases seek to force the employer, either past or present, to pay the employee the back unpaid wages for overtime hours that were not paid. Unpaid overtime lawsuits also […]

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]]> https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/texas-overtime-lawsuits-tx-unpaid-overtime-wage-attorney/feed/ 0 Texas Overtime Pay Laws: Wage & Hour Lawyers https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/texas-overtime-lawyer/ https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/texas-overtime-lawyer/#respond Mon, 16 Sep 2013 17:42:27 +0000 https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/?p=1537 AUSTIN — The Texas Minimum Wage Act specifically set how much and when a worker must be paid. The laws are set forth by state statute and non-exempt employers must comply with these laws. There are numerous exceptions to these laws based upon the type of employment, the classification of the job, the type and […]

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