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Representing victims of Texas unpaid overtime and wage violations

Computer/IT,  Service Technicians,  Independent Contractors,  Cable Installers, Sales Representatives, Tipped Employees,  Nurses/Healthcare, Paralegal,  Oil/Gas/Field,  Call Center,  Banking Industry,  Retail Store Employees,  Accountants/Auditors, Bookkeepers/Clerks,  Other Workers We Help

Computer and IT

Many computer workers believe they are not due overtime because they’ve heard about an exemption called the “computer professional exemption.” It certainly sounds like it applies to all computer workers. However, that title was a poor choice of words by the legislature. Despite the title of the exemption, many employees who work with computers as part of their job are still eligible for overtime pay…

Service Technicians

Service technicians don't have a typical 9 to 5 job. They don't have a predictable schedule and cannot just leave in the middle of a job because they have worked too many hours. However, many employers attempt to pay them as such. These employers try to deprive repair technicians of the pay to which they are lawfully entitled by withholding overtime or convincing them that they are not eligible to receive overtime…

Independent Contractors

You may not think being classified as an independent contractor is a big deal, but in the United States, fraudulent classification of employees as "independent contractors" is on the rise. One of the most common tactics employers use to save money and avoid paying federal taxes is to label their employees "independent contractors." Order our free wage and overtime guide to learn about these cases.

Cable Installers

Cable TV and satellite installation companies frequently pay their installers and technicians on a "piece rate" basis. The company must take into consideration all compensation earned in a workweek when an employee works more than 40 hours so that the proper overtime pay may be calculated. Most employers who pay on a piece rate fail to track all time worked…

Sales Representatives

What Sales representatives need to know about overtime pay and minimum wage laws under the FLSA.

If you are a sales representative and your employer does not pay you overtime you may be getting cheated on your paycheck every month! Many employers will try and tell sales reps that they are exempt, or that since they are paid a salary they cannot receive overtime. This is simply not true.

Do you know your classification as a sales representative? Find out if you are owed money under the FLSA.

Contact one of our wage attorneys at 888-449-2068 today or send us a confidential contact form to make sure you are being paid every cent you earn. You can also order our free book, The 10 Biggest Mistakes that can Hurt Your Wage & Overtime Claim to start learning more about wage and overtime claims.

Tipped Employees

If you are classified as a tipped employee, your tips may be counted as wages for purposes of meeting the minimum wage requirement of $7.25 per hour. This is known as a “tip credit” because your employer receives a “credit” toward the minimum wage requirements. However, this tip credit does not free your employer of their obligation to pay you a direct wage...

Nurses/Healthcare

If you are a type of nurse, such as a registered nurse (RN) or a licensed practical nurse (LPN) who is paid on an hourly basis the chances are very likely that you are eligible to receive overtime pay. The answer depends upon the particular facts of your case…

Paralegal

We run our own law firm and we know the demands we place on our own paralegals. With this knowledge we were able to calculate lost wages much higher than what the client expected. Do you ever: Return a call to the office after hours? Respond to work-related text messages? Check your email at home? Work at home? Each individual case is different…

Oil, Gas, Field Workers

As a field service technician, you may be owed wages for unpaid work time that includes:

  • Calling in to check your day's schedule
  • Travel time to your first job site or between job sites
  • Safety meetings

Call Center Workers

Call center workers are frequently forced to work off the clock and may seek compensation for unpaid time due to:

  • Training
  • Working through lunch or inability to take breaks
  • Finishing a call that runs over into their scheduled ending time, completing paperwork

Banking Industry

Jobs in the banking, mortgage or insurance industry require a lot of long hours and hard work. Unfortunately, mortgage industry employees also succumb to poor pay practices in which employers try to cheat them out of the wages to which they are legally entitled. Common mortgage industry pay violations include…

Retail Store Employees

The retail sales environment is filled with a multitude of wage violations. In order to stay within their store’s budgeted number of labor hours, many managers require employees to finish work off-the-clock, punish employees for working overtime, or alter time reports…

Accountants & Auditors

Because these positions are widely referred to as “white collar”, you might have believed that this means you are not eligible to receive overtime, especially if your job title contains words such as “senior,” “executive,” or “professional.” Judging by recent developments, accountants everywhere would do well to re-examine the exact nature of their job duties to make sure that their employers have not misclassified them as being “exempt” from overtime compensation…

Bookkeepers & Clerks

Bookkeepers keep records of a business’ day-to-day financial transactions. But they typically do not exercise independent discretion and judgment in their job. They must follow strict company rules and they are performing a skilled task according to predetermined rules. Therefore, accounting clerks and bookkeepers are not exempt from overtime…

Other Workers We Help

Employees everywhere in every industry have something in common - they are protected under the FLSA. If you are a worker in Texas and have been denied your rightful wages you may feel helpless and unsure if you have any options. The fact is, you have the right to get back pay owed, damages and attorney's fees under the Fair Labor Standards Act.



The Texas overtime lawyers at Kennedy Hodges represent workers nationwide and across Texas in:

Houston, Dallas, Austin, San Antonio, 
Fort Worth, Pasadena, Laredo, Sugar Land, Lubbock, New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Diego, San Jose, Jacksonville, Indianapolis, San Francisco, Columbus, Charlotte, Detroit, and more.



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