American workers are facing a growing problem; their employers are failing to pay them overtime for extra hours that they worked. For instance, many employers improperly classify their workers as independent contractors, when they should actually be classified as employees.
The FLSA is a federal law that protects workers from wage violations. If an employee brings a suit under the FLSA to recover overtime, they can receive overtime pay that the employer owes them from the past two years. In the case of such willful violations, the court may award “liquidated damages.” Illinois also has a minimum wage law under which employees can sue in order to recover overtime pay. Employees can recover up to three years of back pay under this law, regardless of whether the employer willfully violated the law.
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Do you have questions about your employer’s overtime practices, or think you may be eligible for overtime pay that you never received? Reach out to an Arlington Heights employment lawyer today.
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