Assisting Employees throughout the Chicago, Illinois Area

Every day, workers are deprived of their proper overtime pay. Some do not realize that they are owed time-and-a-half for overtime work. Some know that they are but think they can not do anything about it.

A lawyer can help you take on your company and work to obtain for you and your fellow employees the overtime pay you deserve. At Bellas & Wachowski, our employment law attorneys are well-known for their tremendous trial experience, and have a proven ability to take any opponent. Contact us to set up a free, no obligation consultation.

Overtime Pay Laws

Overtime pay laws are not well-understood. For many employees, overtime pay is a right, not a privilege, and any company that does not pay overtime in full is breaking the law. The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is a federal statute that lays out the overtime pay laws and applies to every business in the United States.

The FLSA distinguishes between are two types of employees:

• Non-Exempt Employees must receive one-and-a half times their normal pay for any overtime work. This includes people in retail, factory workers, all hourly workers and many salaried employees.
• Exempt Employees do not receive extra pay for working overtime. Many jobs classified as professional, administrative, or executive are exempt — but many salaried employees are entitled to overtime pay and do not know it. Sometimes employers tell them they are exempt when they are actually not.

Please refer to the following documents for our overtime wage FAQs, common employer mistakes and a printable free consultation form.

• Common Employer Mistakes
• Free Overtime Case Consultation Form (PDF)
• Frequently Asked Overtime Questions
• Problematic Industires

Few Chicago attorneys are better qualified to handle overtime pay disputes than one of our firm's partners, George Bellas. His work set a precedent in FLSA law, and he has more than 30 years of experience in complex, large-scale litigation. At this writing, he has one class-action pending over overtime pay issues, and can file another on your behalf.

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Please contact us for a free consultation if you have any suspicion at all that your employer is not compensating you properly for overtime. Our lawyers return all correspondence quickly and remain available to clients.