If you are a Milwaukee employee who was not paid for working overtime, you may be able to file a Milwaukee unpaid overtime pay lawsuit. These lawsuits demand that the employer, either past or present, to pay the employee back unpaid wages for overtime hours that were worked but paid. Unpaid overtime lawsuits also seek payment of the attorney’s fees and expenses incurred in pursuing legal action.
Overtime is the amount of time an employee works beyond normal working hours. The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) establishes a standard work week of no more than 40 hours per week for most employees. The federal law requires payment for time worked beyond 40 hours a week at a rate of no less than one and one-half times their regular rate of pay. Most workers, included many salaried workers, are eligible to receive paid overtime.
Employers who violate overtime pay laws can be sued by the employee for the unpaid time. Many of these cases are filed as class action lawsuits by a large number of employees against the same employer. An employer cannot retaliate an employee, like firing or disciplining the worker, if the employee files a lawsuit for unpaid wages. If there is retaliation, the employer may face additional charges in a civil lawsuit for wrongful termination.
Milwaukee Overtime Pay Lawsuit News
Related Milwaukee Overtime Pay Lawsuit News
Arbitrator Orders Milwaukee Mortgage Company to Pay Millions in Overtime Wages
MILWAUKEE — An arbitrator hearing an unpaid overtime class action claim recently ordered a Milwaukee mortgage company to pay millions of dollars in back pay to hundreds of current and former loan officers who claim they were pressured to work several hours each week off the clock.
Federal Judge Approves Unpaid Overtime Settlement Brought by Wisconsin Factory Workers
MILWAUKEE — A federal judge recently approved a settlement between parties in an unpaid overtime lawsuit to resolve allegations over wage theft allegedly committed by an Appleton, Wisconsin manufacturing company since the 1990s.
United States Supreme Court Takes Up Epic Systems Corp. Class Action Unpaid Overtime Lawsuit
MILWAUKEE — Workers fighting for their hard-earned overtime pay may have to wait even longer after the United States Supreme Court recently agreed to hear an appeal from the defendant, Epic Systems Corp.
Epic Systems Poised to Settle One of Three Lawsuits Over Unpaid Overtime
MILWAUKEE — Verona, Wisconsin-based electronic health records systems company Epic Systems appears poised to settle at least one class action unpaid overtime lawsuit with a group of technical writers.
Epic Systems Faces Second Class Action Overtime Pay Lawsuit
MILWAUKEE — A quality assurance worker for Verona, Wisconsin-based Epic Systems recent hit her employer with an unpaid overtime class action lawsuit alleging that the company intentionally misclassified her and other workers as overtime exempt.
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Milwaukee Overtime Lawsuit Lawyers
Our Milwaukee 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 company either misclassifies a worker as “exempt,” denies overtime, or falsely informs workers that overtime pay is not required for their position. When an employer denies or refuses to pay overtime wages, it may give rise to an unpaid overtime lawsuit.
Recent data shows that approximately 600,000 people live in the city of Milwaukee and the population is still growing. Milwaukee is the most populated city in the state of Wisconsin.
The major economic sectors include trade, transportation, utilities, educational and health services, professional and business services, leisure and hospitality, financial activities, agriculture, and government. The unemployment rate is about 10.6%.
The metropolitan area has a very diverse workforce including government employees, service employees, healthcare workers, teachers, administrators, and a wide range of other industries. The largest employers in Central Wisconsin and the Milwaukee area are:
- Aurora Health Care
- Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare
- Froedtert & Community Health
- Kohl’s Corp.
- Roundy’s
- GE Healthcare Technologies
- Quad/Graphics Inc.
- Columbia-St. Mary’s Health
- Medical College of Wisconsin
- ProHealth Care Inc.
The success of Milwaukee is largely based upon its dedicated and ambitious workforce. Many employees work in excess of 40 hours per week at their jobs, either voluntarily or at the request of their employer. In many circumstances, the employee is not receiving federal and state mandated overtime pay.
Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), “covered” employees are entitled to overtime pay at 1.5 times the regular pay rate. Other jobs and occupations are considered exempt, which means that the employer is not required to provide overtime pay. Some employers “misclassify” the job as an attempt to avoid paying overtime wages, however, this is an unlawful and deceptive practice and violates federal law. There are also Wisconsin overtime pay laws in addition to federal regulations.
Filing a Milwaukee Overtime Lawsuit
An experienced unpaid overtime attorney can determine whether you are entitled to overtime pay and whether you are eligible to file a lawsuit for unpaid wages. 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. Wisconsin unpaid overtime lawsuits also seek payment of the attorney’s fees and expenses incurred in pursuing legal action.
Help From a Wisconsin Overtime Lawyer
Our experienced team of Milwaukee employment law attorneys will carefully evaluate your work situation and determine if you are owed back overtime pay from your employer. We will advise you of your legal rights and if you do have a case, we will handle your case and charge no legal fees until you receive your settlement. We will also pay all costs and litigations expenses in the case.
To file your Milwaukee lawsuit, you should contact us now at (855) 263-3525 for a Free, No Obligation Case Review. You can also complete the Free Unpaid Overtime Case Review Box on the right side of this page and an experienced attorney will contact you shortly.
Milwaukee Legal Resources
- Milwaukee City Data
- Milwaukee Government Website
- Milwaukee Circuit Court
- Federal Court Serving Milwaukee
- Milwaukee Bar Association
- Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce
We Handle Milwaukee Overtime Pay Lawsuits for the Following Professions
Nurses, medical professionals, health care workers, caregivers, recruiters, nannies, restaurant workers, chefs, waiters, waitresses, bartenders, truck drivers, roadside assistance workers, call center employees, customer service representatives, telemarketers, IT specialists, investigators, inspectors, delivery drivers, managers, supervisors, salespersons, security guards, factory workers, janitors, mechanics, carpenters, plumbers, electricians, couriers, government employees, police officers, firefighters, EMT, EMS, hotel workers, cashiers, retail store employees, cable installers, bank tellers, construction workers, warehouse employees, investment bankers, forklift operators, and all other professions and occupations
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