Wage, hour and overtime claims: Elk & Elk’s employment law attorneys can help you get compensated

Our Ohio attorneys help employees who have been treated unfairly.

The Ohio employment law attorneys at Elk & Elk have seen firsthand how dishonest employers try to bypass laws and cheat their employees out of a hard day’s pay. If you’ve been taken advantage of by a less-than-honest employer, you need an Ohio lawyer who can hold them accountable. Employers who violate the regulations outlined in the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) face heavy criminal and civil penalties and are often ordered to pay compensation to employees who have been mistreated.

If you, a family member, loved one or someone you know has been treated unfairly by an employer whose bottom line is more important than following the law and treating employees right, call an Ohio lawyer at Elk & Elk. It’s as easy as dialing 1-800-ELK-OHIO and taking a few minutes to complete a case evaluation. Or, just fill out our online case evaluation form. It’s free and there’s no obligation.

Elk & Elk’s Ohio attorneys, paralegals, accountants, economists, investigators, consultants and experts are ready 24 hours a day, seven days a week and 365 days a year to help you understand your rights as an employee. If it turns out you’ve been wronged in the workplace and you deserve compensation, you need the kind of Ohio lawyer and law firm that gives its clients the winning edge that only Elk & Elk can offer – and we offer it at no up-front cost to our clients. At Elk & Elk, you don’t pay a dime unless we have a successful outcome for you.

So when an employer violates the law and your livelihood is threatened, you need a dedicated and experienced legal team of employment law attorneys to handle your case. With almost 50 years of experience under its belt, Elk & Elk and its Ohio attorneys have the skills, resources and knowledge to successfully represent the victims of wage, hourly and overtime violations.

Did You Know?

• The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and youth employment standards affecting employees in the private sector and in Federal, State, and local governments. In Ohio, covered nonexempt workers are entitled to a minimum wage of not less than $7.40 per hour effective January 1, 2011. Overtime pay at a rate not less than one and one-half times the regular rate of pay is required after 40 hours of work in a workweek.
• The Wage and Hour Division (WHD) of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) administers and enforces the FLSA with respect to private employment, State and local government employment, and Federal employees of the Library of Congress, U.S. Postal Service, Postal Rate Commission, and the Tennessee Valley Authority. The FLSA is enforced by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management for employees of other Executive Branch agencies, and by the U.S. Congress for covered employees of the Legislative Branch.
• The FLSA requires employers to keep records on wages, hours, and other items, as specified in DOL recordkeeping regulations. Most of the information is of the kind generally maintained by employers in ordinary business practice and in compliance with other laws and regulations. The records do not have to be kept in any particular form and time clocks need not be used. Records required for exempt employees differ from those for nonexempt workers. Special information is required for homeworkers, for employees working under uncommon pay arrangements, for employees to whom lodging or other facilities are furnished, and for employees receiving remedial education.
• Overtime must be paid at a rate of at least one and one-half times the employee’s regular rate of pay for each hour worked in a workweek in excess of 40. Generally, the regular rate includes all payments made by the employer to or on behalf of the employee (except for certain statutory exclusions).