TULSA, Okla. — A pair of federal lawsuits recently filed in Oklahoma claim participants in court-ordered drug rehabilitation programs were forced to work for free while in the 12-month program, a violation of federal wage and labor laws, the 13th Amendment’s prohibition on slavery, and violations of Oklahoma laws on human trafficking.
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TULSA — After a jury found that a Mexican restaurant chain in Oklahoma, El Tequila LLC, did not violate the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) in a wage suit filed by a class of hundreds of workers, a federal district court overturned the jury verdict and awarded $2.1 million in back wages and damages to […]
TULSA — Our Tulsa 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 […]
OKLAHOMA CITY — If you are a Oklahoma 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 […]
OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma 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 […]