Overtime Lawyer Interviews

New York, NY: Former and current Best Buy employees are finally getting properly compensated for overtime. "We filed a class action lawsuit in Pennsylvania and another in New York relating to Best Buy's failure to compensate their employees for hours worked," says attorney Gerald Lawrence of Lowey Dannenberg Cohen & Hart, P.C. "Best Buy has reached monetary settlements for both suits and has agreed to change their practices."

Washington, DC: Home healthcare provider Gentiva has been hit with an overtime lawsuit alleging its compensation plan shortchanges its thousands of nurses and physiotherapists across the US. "It is an unusual pay scheme," says attorney Christine Webber, who filed the suit on behalf a group of nurses from North Carolina and New York State. "Certain activities are done on an hourly basis; other activities are on a fee basis, other activities they don't count at all."

Willmington, NC: Wage and Hour lawyer Greg Jones says that many people are unaware of overtime laws; they don't realize that issues such as donning and doffing or unpaid meal periods may constitute overtime. "Most people think of overtime as working more than 40 hours a week, but there are other types of overtime that aren't apparent, and a lot of these employees are getting screwed," says Jones.

New York, NY: If your employer has been forcing you to work overtime without any extra pay for those hours, it is possible that your employer is breaking the law. Attorneys Christopher Gray, of the Law Office of Christopher J. Gray, PC, and Louis Burke, of Louis F. Burke, PC, currently represent clients who have been denied proper overtime pay. They are determined to ensure that these employees are properly compensated for the hours they work.

Cinncinnati, OH: Some employers in the US, using a slippery section of the Fair Labor Code, have been playing their employees for suckers, according to attorney Bruce Meizlish. A seasoned lawyer, with some 30 years experience representing people in disputes with employers, Meizlish was amazed by what a group of workers from the TruGreen lawn care company told him about the company's pay schedule.

Memphis, TN: Attorney Alan Crone is senior partner of the Memphis-based Crone & Mason PL. This is a law firm that prizes teamwork to tackle complex relationship cases, whether they surface in business to business, family and/or employment law. In this interview, Crone helps navigate the intricacies of overtime law.