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Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Claims
Jacksonville Fair Labor
Standards Act Attorney - Lawyer, providing experienced
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Claims, Labor Law, and Employment Law legal Services in
Jacksonville, Hilliard, Duval County,
Nassau County and the surrounding Northeast Florida areas.
 The
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) prescribes standards for:
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The basic minimum wage
and overtime pay, affecting most private and public
employment.
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It requires employers
to pay covered employees who are not otherwise
exempt at least the federal minimum wage and
overtime pay of one-and-one-half-times the regular
rate of pay.
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For nonagricultural
operations, it restricts the hours that children
under age 16 can work and forbids the employment of
children under age 18 in certain jobs deemed too
dangerous.
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For agricultural
operations, it prohibits the employment of children
under age 16 during school hours and in certain jobs
deemed too dangerous.
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
is administered by the Employment Standards
Administration's Wage and Hour Division within the U.S.
Department of Labor.
When an employee has wage
and hour dispute issues or concerns, The Fair Labor
Standards Act (FLSA) is the law that is referenced to
prove your legal standing in your unpaid wage, wage and
hour, overtime pay, or other type of compensation base
employment law claim.
Steven M. Fahlgren
represents the rights and goals of those who must address
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Claims,
labor law, and employment law legal issues in the
Jacksonville, Hilliard,
Duval County,
Nassau County and the surrounding Northeast Florida areas. For a confidential legal
consultation, please call
904.845.2255.
Employers are required to post the Fair Labor Standard
Act informational poster in an area that is accessible
to all employees. This requirement ensures both the
employer and employee are on the same page as to the
rights of the employee and employee responsibility
regarding pay issues.
Even
with this requirement, some employers still try to
circumvent the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) in an
effort to increase their bottom line while denying
employees pay they are entitled under law. Of course all
violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) may
not be intentional. Employment laws can be very complex
and confusing to some employers who simply do not
understand their responsibilities to employees regarding
certain pay issues.
Fortunately, regardless if the act of denying rightfully
owed pay is intentional or accidental, you are still
owed the pay you have earned and entitled to.
If you have questions, concerns, or needs regarding
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Claims,
labor law, and employment law
legal
issues, we urge you to seek the legal advice of an experienced
Jacksonville
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
attorney - lawyer. Contact
The Law Offices of
Steven M. Fahlgren, P.A.,
at
904.845.2255 to schedule a confidential legal
consultation.
Some of the most common errors
or intentional acts regarding pay issues involve:
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Overtime Pay:
Many employees are wrongfully classified as being
overtime exempt. The fact is, many salaried
employees are entitled to receive overtime pay for
hours worked over 40 hours per week, or 8 hours
worked in a single day.
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Unpaid Wages:
This often involves refusal of an employer to pay an
individual their law paycheck, docking a workers
paycheck for unlawful reasons, failure to pay
commissions, failure to pay contractual bonuses or
other pay, or failure to pay other form of entitled
pay.
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Wage and Hour
Disputes: These types of disputes typically
involve overtime pay, minimum wage disputes, fair
gender pay disputes, and issues relating to not
being paid for working lunches - running after hour
errands for the company "off the clock" - unpaid
travel time while on official company business, and
so on.
If
you believe you are being exploited and denied pay that
you are entitled it is important to be made fully aware
of your legal rights, options, and remedies to
successfully resolve your pay issues.
We
urge any employee to keep an employee file for his or
herself to document their work history, performance reviews,
any changes that affect your ability to perform your duties,
verbal conversations that affect you, you job, and position
within the company (good or bad).
As an
employee, you should protect your rights and ensure that if
anything affects you, you have documented as much as
possible. Documentation is often what turns the tables in
your favor in any employment dispute.
The
court must look to surrounding circumstances, circumstantial
evidence, to make a determination as to whether a person has
been the victim of wrong-doing by his or her employer.
If court believes that the
facts of the case support a violation labor and
employment laws, the court will find in the
employee's favor. In employment law cases, if the
employee is successful in his or her claim,
the employer must pay for your attorney fees, court
costs, and any compensation or damages that are awarded
by the court.
 If
you require professional legal services regarding
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Claims,
labor law, and employment law legal
issues, be proactive in
protecting your legal
rights by seeking the legal advice of
an experienced
Jacksonville
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
attorney
- lawyer. Contact
The Law Offices of
Steven
M. Fahlgren, P.A.,
by calling
904.845.2255.
Jacksonville Fair Labor
Standards Act Attorney - Lawyer, providing experienced
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Claims, Labor Law, and Employment Law legal Services in
Jacksonville, Hilliard, Duval County,
Nassau County and the surrounding Northeast Florida areas.
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