I am an IT consultant. I work a lot of overtime in which my consulting company charges the company I work at, time and a half for. They however pay me regular time and pocket the rest. I thought time and a half was a Federal law. Am I due all this back pay they kept?
2007-10-05 00:54:29 · 6 answers · asked by Dunder Mifflin 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Corporations
It depends. Are you a salary employee? If they agree to pay you a salary per week and yet you work OT ... then you are working for free. Which sucks.
I would either renegotiate my pay scale with them to go to an hourly rate or find another job.
If you are an hourly employee... then yes ... they MUST pay you for anything past 40 hours in one weeks time. Let them know that the jig is up and you expect to be paid for the time you have worked.... or quit working OT for free. Tell them they get 8 hours and no more per day and no more than 40 hours a week from you unless you will be paid OT pay.
2007-10-05 05:09:35 · answer #1 · answered by pink 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are an employee of the consulting company and are covered by FLSA (Fair Labor Standards Act), then they would be required to pay you overtime. You might not be covered though. See http://www.dol.gov/compliance/guide/minwage.htm and http://www.dol.gov/dol/topic/wages/overtimepay.htm
2007-10-05 09:56:45 · answer #2 · answered by Judy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Report them to the labor board and you can possibly get 3X what they owe you. That is what I would do.
Are you in the USA. If so, press charges for fraud. They will try to make a settlement to keep out of trouble.
2007-10-05 07:59:52 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would bring it to the attention of the state labor board unless you have a signed contract stating otherwise.
2007-10-05 08:03:52 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
their suppose to pay you 1.5x more for the overtime. you definitely should call the police and have them arrested
2007-10-05 07:56:35 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
You should report it to OSHA, It is a violation, and they should be turned in.
2007-10-05 07:58:16 · answer #6 · answered by Angel Unaware 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋