The overtime lawyers working with IQOvertime.com are available to review unpaid wage claims from employees who were required or allowed to work off the clock. Off the clock work is a common overtime violation which occurs when an employer fails to pay their employees for time spent working outside of their normal shifts. According to overtime law, an employer must pay their employees for all time spent working, regardless of whether the employee was clocked into work. If you have been working off the clock, visit http://www.iqovertime.com/overtime-scams--1-36464.html to learn more about off the clock work and to receive a free evaluation of your unpaid wage claim.
An employee who is required or allowed to perform job-related tasks before clocking in or after clocking out is said to be
working off the clock. In a common example of off the clock work, an employer will require a worker to stay after their shift has ended to fix an error or finish a task that should have been completed during the day. Other examples of off the clock work may not be as readily apparent. The following, seemingly minor, job tasks are often performed off the clock without pay: dropping off mail or packages; answering phone calls or e-mails; doing work at home; cleaning equipment; booting up or shutting down computers; and changing in and out of safety gear or employer-required uniforms. These tasks are compensable because they are performed for the benefit of the employer; therefore, the employer is required to pay their employees for this time, regardless of whether it occurs on the clock, after hours or off the clock.
A recent wage and hour lawsuit filed against Best Buy alleged that the company failed to pay its workers for a form of
off the clock work. According to the wage and hour case, the employees who worked store closing shifts were required to submit to mandatory security checks after clocking out. The plaintiffs in the case alleged that they spent up to 15 minutes each day waiting to be inspected, depending on their position in line and the end time of their shift. In October 2010, Best Buy agreed to pay approximately $900,000 to compensate the employees for their unpaid wages, among other damages.
If you are working off the clock, you may be able to file a wage and hour lawsuit to recover back pay. Employees who work off the clock may be receiving less compensation than what they have actually earned. Furthermore, when an employer fails to include certain time, such as off the clock work, when computing an employee’s pay, this may also result in a loss of overtime wages. Visit http://www.iqovertime.com today to find out if you can recover back pay or unpaid overtime wages. The
overtime attorneys working with IQOvertime.com are offering this online legal consultation to all employees who are working off the clock and remain dedicated to protecting the rights of workers who were denied proper pay.
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