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When disasters like hurricanes or oil spills occur companies usually recruit hundreds of people to put in overtime for the cleanup effort. Cleaning up crude oil or fallen debris can be hazardous and if you work on a cleanup crew you should be paid your fair wages according to the labor laws. This means that non-exempt employees should receive an hourly wage plus any overtime pay, one and one half times their regular rate, for hours worked over 40 in a week.
Workers on cleanup crews can put in 12-hour days without a day off for weeks, but we have highlighted several cases where employees filed overtime lawsuits against companies for not paying them overtime.
Oil cleanup crews - BP Oil lawsuit - Texas and Louisiana
Hurricane disaster cleanup crews - Texas cleanup crew denied overtime - Anahuac workers misclassified as independent contractors
The employees worked 10-hour days and their duties consisted of:
What to do if you are not paid overtime according to the labor laws:
Feel free to share your experience with unfair wage practices that affect your paycheck by leaving a comment below.
The Texas overtime lawyers at Kennedy Hodges represent workers nationwide and across Texas in:
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