Earlier this month, an overtime claims lawsuit was filed against GulfCoast LTC Partners Inc. in the Marshall Division of the Eastern District of Texas.  Karen Poole filed the lawsuit on behalf of herself and her coworkers who did not receive pay for hours worked overtime.

Poole worked as a business manager at the company from August 2006 to February 9th, 2011, the day she filed the lawsuit.  According to the lawsuit, Poole claims that herself and other employees that should be considered "hourly" workers, were wrongly categorized as "salaried" workers.  Hourly workers are able to receive overtime pay if they work more than 40 hours a week, while salaried workers are not.  The Fair Labor Standards Act determines whether or not an employee should receive an hourly wage or a salary.

Poole is asserting that because herself and some of her co-workers were miscategorized as salaried workers, they were missing out on the pay they deserved for working more than 40 hours a week.

Contact the Houston overtime claims attorneys of Ross Law Group at 713-482-6910 today, if you or someone you know is not receiving the overtime pay they deserve.   

An East Texas woman recently filed suit against her former employer, Dell Marketing, for not receiving overtime compensation and violating the Fair Labor Standards Act.  The suit states that Cherie Ross was incorrectly classified by the company and subsequently not afforded overtime pay.

Ross was hired by the company in September 2000 as a computer programmer and analyst.  She argues that despite the position title, she was actually working as a support technician.  This misclassification called Ross an exempt employee when in reality, a support technician position should receive overtime compensation when working over 40 hours a week.

Court documents say that Ross' employer required her to work over 40 hours a week and misclassified her in order to avoid paying her time-and-a-half for overtime hours.  Ross is asking for all unpaid overtime compensation, damages and court costs.

Contact the Houston overtime claims lawyers of Ross Law Group at 713-482-6910 if you or someone you know is not receiving overtime compensation. 

When it comes to overtime, employees typically hold one of two employment statuses. When employees are exempt, they are considered to earn a salary and are exempt from receiving overtime for extra work. 

Employees who are exempt typically include executives and other employees who do administrative work. On the other hand, employees are considered to be nonexempt if they are paid by the hour. As required by federal law, these employees receive overtime in most cases for working more than 40 hours per week. 

If you or anyone you know has questions about overtime pay, contact the Houston overtime lawyers of the Ross Law Group at 800-634-8042.

Many individuals work more than 40 hours at their job each week. In most cases, when they work more than 40 hours, they are guaranteed overtime payments.

The terms of the overtime paymets will often be outlined in the employee contract and will typically be an additional payment on top of their hourly wage. In some cases, however, employers fail to pay their employees for earned overtime pay. When this occurs, employees should take action against their employers by hiring an attorney.

If you or anyone you know is not being paid for earned overtime pay, contact the Houston overtime dispute attorneys of the Ross Law Group at 800-634-8042.