QUESTION
i have worked at my place of employment for about 10 years and have never received a penny in overtime wages i am owed. What can i do?
Asked on Jul 07th, 2017 on Labor and Employment - Virginia
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i have not been paid any of the overtime hours i have worked over the last 10 years and am owed a large amount at this point. My job has also been late paying me on time on numerous occasions over the years always having a different excuse each time. I want to get this matter resolved and hopefully get what i am owed.
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As long as your employer is subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act then they are required to pay you overtime pay of time-and-a-half for any hours over 40 per week. If you employer has less than $500,000 in annual gross revenues they may be exempt from this requirement. You could also be exempt if you are in a qualified salaried position. But assuming neither of those is the case, then you can file suit for the past 2-3 years of lost overtime, depending on whether it was a willful violation or not. Unfortunately you can't collect more than the last 2-3 years because of the statute of limitations.
Answered on Jul 09th, 2017 at 7:32 PM