Unpaid Overtime Lawyer in Saint Louis, MO

Unpaid Overtime Overview

St. Louis, Missouri Unpaid Overtime Attorney

The Law Offices of Kevin J. Dolley provides highly experienced, effective and specialized legal counsel in unpaid overtime recovery cases for employees.

The federal Fair Labor and Standards Act (FLSA) and Missouri law require that employers pay non-exempt employees 1.5 times their hourly wage for every hour worked in excess of forty (40) hours per work week. For many hardworking Missourians, working more than 40 hours a week is a necessity or requirement.

Attorney Kevin J. Dolley advocates, counsels and represents workers who do not properly receive overtime compensation from their employer. Mr. Dolley holds companies responsible for violating overtime payment requirements. Such litigation includes claims filed on behalf of individuals, collective actions and class actions for workers denied their overtime payment rights.

Earned Overtime Recovery Law Firm

Required overtime payment may be the result of one of the following situations:

• Told to work "off the clock"
• Classified as an exempt employee
• Change of classifications or restructuring
• Told that certain activities at work are not "on company time" (i.e. getting into a uniform, putting materials away, etc)
• Told to alter time cards
• Entered into an "agreement" about hours worked or wages
• Allowed to work from home
• Company's refusal to pay overtime
• Travel time as part of work

Exempt and Non-Exempt Employees

One of the most common employer mistakes is to misclassify employees as exempt, management or salaried employees when, in fact, such employees are entitled to overtime compensation. Attorney Kevin J. Dolley reviews the facts and circumstances to determine whether overtime compensation was not properly. The firm represents employees and groups of employees entitled to recovery for overtime compensation not paid to misclassified and non-exempt employees.

Employee Rights under the FLSA

The FLSA standard in many respects is favorable to employees and coming forward as part of a collective or class actions may be further beneficial to the employee who "blows the whistle." Further, there are provisions contained within the FLSA and Missouri state law that prohibit retaliation for exercising the right to unpaid overtime.

Attorney Kevin J. Dolley commonly advised workers that the right to overtime compensation cannot be waived and overtime compensation must be paid by the employer. A claim under the FLSA must be timely filed in order to be entitled to compensation.

Overtime Payment Compensation Lawyers

To set up a consultation regarding an unpaid overtime or unpaid wage claim, contact attorney Kevin J. Dolley at 314-450-7883, toll free at 888-505-0246 or by email at kevin@dolleylaw.com. All legal consultations are held strictly confidential.

Other Frequent Case Types

• Business Law in Saint Louis, MO
• Employment Law Class Action in Kansas City, MO
• Fair Wages for Misclassified as Exempt Employees in Saint Louis, MO
• Non Compete Agreement in Saint Louis, MO
• Unpaid Overtime Wage Recovery in Chicago, IL
• Unpaid Wage and Overtime Law in Saint Louis, MO
• Wage Hour Overtime in Kansas City, MO

Areas of Practice

• Construction Accident Workers’ Compensation
• Workers' Compensation Law