Get the Pay You Owe – Time to Intervene For Your Basic Legal Rights

This blog is dedicated to spreading awareness about the rights of an employee towards the act of keeping them at a low salary or unpaid.

What Do We Mean Actually?

Suppose you have been working in an organization for the past several years and have loved and respected your boss dearly. But, recently you have started to observe that irrespective of the amount of your dedication, you are still on the same pay or not getting a significant appraisal.

As ill-luck would have it, the wage violation terminology is not so prevalent. However, there are solutions available that help the employees get back what they actually deserve.

Read on to discover what an employee can do to owe their deserving pay.

Complaint Filing

There is a protected option to file a complaint to the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD). The best part is that your employer cannot fight back when you file a complaint against them.

What Will You Be Providing?

You will have to provide your name, address, and contact number that will be kept confidential unless it becomes important to proceed statement at odds with your employer.

The further detail you will be sharing is the name of the company, its owner, manager, and location – that has potentially violated the committed wage. You will also have to share your job details, the company remuneration schedule, copies of paycheck stubs, a record of worked hours, and anything demanded by WHD to execute related actions against your complaint.

WHD Further Step: Investigation

WHD starts the investigation following the various steps. The steps included are:

1.     Meeting

It forwards an agent who meets with the managers, lawyers, owners, or other officials of the company.

2.     Records Monitoring

WHD agents will then examine the records to determine if there exist any exemptions or laws that could apply to the enterprise. After this, the business documents that are necessary to execute the investigation are examined including payroll records and other related stuff.

3.     Interviews

After completing the examining process, WHD interviews with the specific employees. This interview is conducted to validate the records and comprehend more about their job duties. WHD also makes sure that the younger working staff is employed legally.

4.     Conclusion

After all the steps done successfully, the investigation is considered to be complete. At this point, WHD informs the complainer if any rule of FLSA (Fair Labor Standards Act) has been violated or not.

Pay Back Method In Case You Win the Claim

If you have been declared eligible that you deserve the payback from your employer, then certain ways dedicated in FLSA will help you recover your wage.

For instance, FLSA permits WHD to supervise the remuneration method. Moreover, your employer can be sued by the Secretary of Labor for the wage back or could be lawfully forced to compensate for the damages through money.

You Are Lawful to File a Lawsuit

Employees are advised to not hesitate in filing a lawsuit against their employer.  The certain aspects you can suit for are:

• Back Pay
• An Equivalent Amount Of Cash Damages
• Lawyer’s Fees
• Court Costs

However, if you have already secured your back pay via WHD or Secretary of labor, you are now not eligible to sue.

Time to Raise Your Voice against What Is Not Lawful

If you have been a victim of not being paid what you are rightful to get, it is high time to comprehend your rights and speak against the evil.

Other than WHD, there are legal experienced attorneys also available who provide their services against wage violations.

If you are owed wage by your employer, don’t sit expecting a miracle to happen. Expand and experience your rights by the practices of the legal bodies.