Wage Hour Overtime Attorney in Kansas City, MO

Wage Hour Overtime Overview

Kansas City, Missouri Unpaid Wage and Overtime Recovery Lawyers for Employees

The Law Offices of Kevin J. Dolley represents employees in unpaid wage and overtime recovery litigation.   Attorney Kevin J. Dolley is a well-known Missouri employee rights attorney who has successfully argued employment law before the Missouri Supreme Court and won six figure and multi-million dollar jury verdicts. 

The firm’s work on behalf of employees includes prosecuting individual, collective and class action litigation for the recovery of uncompensated wages on behalf of workers.  The firm’s wage recovery practice most commonly includes the filing and prosecution of cases under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).  Such cases are filed against employers who wrongfully classify employees as “exempt” from overtime compensation, misclassify employees as independent contractors, pay employees only a fixed salary without overtime pay and improperly require employees to compete work off-the-clock without compensation.  The firm also has experience in cases involving improper timekeeping methods, use of automatic clocks, and employers improperly paying compensatory “comp” time instead of overtime compensation.

Kansas City Wage and Hour Litigation

The firm’s wage and hour practice includes counseling employees where an employer failed to:

·         Compensate for meal and rest breaks

·         Compensate for preparatory and post-work activities (donning and doffing)

·         Maintain accurate record of hours worked

·         Pay employees for time spent “on call”

·         Pay for all worked hours

·         Pay all overtime hours worked

·         Properly calculate the regular rate of pay

·         Properly pay commissions and bonuses

Unpaid Overtime Compensation Lawyers

Employees who work more that forty hours in a workweek are entitled to overtime compensation at a rate of one and a half times the regular rate of pay for that employee, unless properly exempt from overtime pay.  Compensation and damages for unpaid overtime hours include back-pay, liquidated damages and attorney’s fees. 

The most common overtime violation involves employees who are improperly designated by an employer as a salaried employee, and are not given overtime compensation. Simply labeling an employee as a “salary” employee does not reduce an employer’s duty to pay such employees overtime compensation.  

Misclassification of Employees as Exempt from Overtime Compensation

Attorney Kevin J. Dolley commonly meets and discusses possible misclassification cases with workers to determine whether an employer has improperly misclassified its employees.  Kansas City employees that are commonly misclassified include:

·         Administrative Assistants

·         Analysts

·         Assistant Managers

·         Clerks

·         Computer software and system administrators

·         Computer Technicians

·         Coordinators

·         Dispatchers

·         Field Service Engineers, Technicians, Repairmen

·         Financial Services Industry

·         Foremen

·         Inspectors

·         Managers

·         Mortgage Loan Industry

·         Nurses

·         Police Sergeants

·         Secretaries

·         Service Technicians

·         Stock Brokers

·         Supervisors

·         Technicians

Contact Kansas City Wage and Hour Attorneys

The Law Offices of Kevin J. Dolley represent Kansas City workers in unpaid wage and hour disputes.  The firm can be reached directly at 888-505-0246 (Toll Free) or by email at Kevin@dolleylaw.com.  The firm most commonly handles wage and hour cases for employees on a contingency fee basis.  Call for a free consultation.

By Appointment Only

Other Frequent Case Types

• Employment Law Class Action