Overtime Law Attorney in Atlanta, GA

Overtime Law Overview

Atlanta, Georgia, Overtime Law Lawyers

Overtime laws are complex and can be confusing, but several important factors are simple and easily understood. For instance, if you are not paid a salary, the law guarantees you overtime pay if you work more than 40 hours in a week. But, just because you are paid on a salary basis does not mean that you are not entitled to overtime. Approximately 70% of salaried workers are, in fact, entitled to overtime. Your employer can NOT fire you if complain about a lack of overtime pay. And your employer cannot pay you with comp time for overtime worked. Compensation must be done on a dollar basis.

If your company has refused or failed to pay you for overtime or has fired you because you complained about the lack of overtime pay, contact the law firm of Barrett & Farahany, LLP. We have counseled thousands of employees regarding their employment law claims, including numerous claims involving overtime pay and employer retaliation.

We work both with currently employed workers and with workers who have been fired. The law allows for employees with overtime grievances to receive two times the amount of overtime their entitled to for time periods of up to three years. We can help you on an individual basis as well as part of a class action suit. Often, when overtime violations occur, they occur throughout a company, so class action suits are common.

We can also investigate your situation and determine whether you are misclassified. Often, companies classify employees as exempt when they should, in fact, be classified as non-exempt. Non-exempt workers are entitled to overtime pay, so a determination that you are misclassified can result in thousands of dollars recovered for unpaid overtime.

Many workers are unfamiliar with their overtime pay rights and are surprised to learn of the money they are owed. For more information regarding employment law, wage and hour issues, and the rights of employees, please contact our office at 404-418-5729 or 866-748-8817. One of our attorneys will be happy to discuss your questions with you.

Other Frequent Case Types

• FMLA Claims in Atlanta, GA
• Sexual Harassment & Retaliation Claims in Atlanta, GA

Areas of Practice

• Overtime Law
• Employment Law – Employee