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.