Fair Labor Standards Act

The Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) provides two of the rights that most workers take for granted: the right to a minimum wage and the right to additional pay if they work over 40 hours a week. As of July 24, 2008, the minimum wage in the United States was $6.55 an hour. On July 24, 2009, the minimum wage rose to $7.25. An employer must pay its employees who work more than 40 hours a week one and one-half times their normal rate of pay for the hours worked over 40 hours.

Despite the seeming simplicity of these requirements, employers frequently fail to comply with the law. While some employers knowingly violate the law by purposely underpaying their employees, others fail to comply because the law can be difficult to apply given its many exceptions and complexities. Whether purposefully or not, when an employer violates the FLSA, the employee is owed money and can go to federal court to force the employer to pay.

Katz, Marshall & Banks has experience in representing employees who have been underpaid and can help you determine if your employer has violated the FLSA.

If you are experiencing – or have already experienced – wage entitlement issues you are thinking about reporting, or if you already have reported them and are facing retaliation, contact the experienced lawyers at Katz, Marshall & Banks, LLP for an evaluation of your case with no further obligation.