Los Angeles Overtime Pay Lawyers

Under California Labor laws, employees are entitled to overtime pay for working more than 8 hours in a day or 40 hours in a week at the rate of one and a half times the employees rate of pay, and two times the rate of pay when an employee works over 12 hours per day (double time).

Generally, disputes arise when employers ask workers to work overtime and off-the-clock but fail to compensate them for their work. Other common overtime pay law violations also include not having the proper timekeeping system to record and track down all overtime hours worked by employees.

Our skilled Los Angeles overtime pay lawyer can help you file claims for compensation involving overtime pay violations. With more than 15 years of experience in representing clients in employment cases involving overtime pay violations, we have a proven track record in successful litigation of thousands of employment claims of California workers and employees.

Our experienced California labor law attorneys also assist employers on how to comply with law regarding overtime pay, which also include the proper classification of employees and implementing proper timekeeping practices.

Common overtime pay violations include:

• Denying overtime pay
• Working off the clock
• Paying regular rate of pay for overtime work
• Offering “comp time” or carrying overtime hours into another week

Misclassifying an employee as exempt is also one of the most common violations of employers to avoid paying overtime to workers. Under the California law, there are seven exempt employees from overtime pay. These include the following:

• Executive employees – management and supervisory level employees
• Administrative employees
• Those who perform outside sales and receive commission-based compensation
• Inside sale exemption (covered by Wage Order 7 and 4)
• Learned professionals such as lawyers, doctors, dentists, certified public accountants, civil engineers, others
• Creative professionals
• Computer professionals

Our expert employment attorneys are knowledgeable with applicable laws on overtime such as the California Labor Code and the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). We have represented both workers and employers in various employment cases involving overtime pay and other wage and hour-related violations.

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