Much of our work involves cases challenging employers’ failure to pay overtime to their employees or failure to pay employees for all hours they have worked.  Employers often fail to pay time-and-a-half for hours worked beyond 40 per week by claiming that their employees are “exempt” from overtime.  In many cases, employees are not actually exempt, even when they believe they are.  Even employees who receive high pay may be eligible to receive time-and-a-half for overtime hours if their employer has not followed various rules that are required for them to maintain “exempt” status. 

If you have questions about whether you should have been paid overtime by your employer, feel free to call us at (617) 994-5800 for a free consultation, or e-mail Scott Simpson, our firm administrator, at ssimpson@llrlaw.com.

The following are examples of cases that we are currently pursuing on behalf of employees who have alleged that they should have been paid overtime or were not paid properly for all hours they worked.  If you worked for any of these employers and want more information on these cases, please contact us.

LORD & TAYLOR  -  We have filed a case on behalf of Lord & Taylor sales associates, alleging that they have been automatically docked for lunch breaks even when they were not able to take them.  Click here to read about the case. 

Pharmaceutical representative cases  -  We are representing sales representatives who have worked at ENDO Pharmaceuticals and SHIRE Pharmaceuticals, alleging that they should have received overtime pay for hours they worked past 40 per week.  Although the pharmaceutical industry has claimed that these employees are exempt from overtime, a recent decision from the Second Circuit Court of Appeals found that they are not exempt. We have won conditional certification of our case against Endo Pharmaceuticals. Click here to read about it.

ROBERT HALF  -  We represent individuals who have worked for Robert Half anywhere in the country as staffing managers or account executives, alleging that they should have received overtime pay for hours they worked past 40 per week.  Click here to read about this case.

UPPER CRUST  -  We represent workers who have been employed by the Upper Crust pizza chain in Massachusetts.  In 2009, as a result of an investigation by the Department of Labor, the Upper Crust was ordered to pay approximately $340,000 to workers who had not received overtime pay.  In our lawsuit, workers allege that Upper Crust required them to pay this money back to Upper Crust if they wanted to keep their jobs.  The Boston Globe has done an extended investigative profile on this case.  Click here to read about the case.

MASTEC  -  We represent installation technicians who have worked for MasTec, a major contractor for DirecTV.  The lawsuit alleges that the company encouraged workers not to report all of their hours and failed to pay them overtime.  The technicians were not paid for time traveling to and from job assignments, time spent in company garages each morning, and time spent at job sites where customers cancelled their orders.  Click here to read about this case. 
 
For more information on any of these cases, or if you have questions about whether you should have been paid overtime by your employer, feel free to call us at (617) 994-5800 for a free consultation, or e-mail Scott Simpson, our firm administrator, at ssimpson@llrlaw.com.