posted by on Jan 28
Unpaid Wages are a Common Problem in the Workplace
Unpaid Wages are a widespread problem, despite decades of fair labor laws and enforcement via the State and Federal government and watchdog agencies.
Workers have had problems in this area it seems ever since there have been workers. An until recently, the legal recourse has been limited, since an individual suing a company often didn’t come out ahead in the end, with legal costs and stress.
But now unpaid wages class action lawsuits have become more common, and workers can join together to sue a common employer for unpaid wages and overtime. Overtime lawsuits, unpaid commissions, and unpaid wages are handled regularly in a class action format, as more lawyers specialize in this area of legal expertise.
Unpaid Wages can result from any number of the following events, which are all considered a basis for unpaid wages class action lawsuits:
- Your overtime hours being classified incorrectly as exempt from overtime
- no breaks for meals or rest
- mistakes in calculating the overtime amounts
- chargebacks
- not getting paid for on-call, travel or other compensable time
- failure for reimbursement
- being classified as an independent contractor when you’re not
Unpaid wages class action lawsuits allow the worker the chance to challenge unfair payment practices on an even playing field, where as an individual, it was either too costly or too risky.