20+ Years Experience Handling Overtime Matters
Joe Buenker is experienced in evaluating and litigating cases involving an employer’s failure to pay overtime and/or failure to pay wages.
Whether you are an employee who wants to know whether or not you are entitled to overtime pay, or whether you want to know whether you are being paid all of the compensation you are owed, Joe Buenker can assist you. There is no cost for an initial evaluation, whether it is by phone or in person.
If you or someone you know has questions about their compensation and is in need of an attorney who will be a zealous representative, then contact The Buenker Law Firm at 281-849-7388 or simply complete the attached contact information form.
Principal Office Houston, Texas
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Employers
Many employers in this country are not familiar with the requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), leading to inadvertent misclassification of employees, mistakes in the structuring of overtime compensation policies, or miscalculation of wages.
The FLSA is the federal statute that governs the payment of overtime wages to employees. The FLSA is a convoluted and complicated statute, and is made more complex by the extensive regulations promulgated by the Department of Labor. Few small to mid-size employers have the capacity to employ a human resources professional who is knowledgeable about FLSA requirements.
Further, most small to medium-sized businesses cannot afford to retain a large corporate law firm that would have the capacity to evaluate and assess potential overtime liability and to advise them how to proactively avoid future overtime problems. The Buenker Law Firm in Houston, Texas, has the capability to perform these services for employers, to assist employers in formulating overtime policies, and to defend overtime claims brought by employees or the Department of Labor.
If you are an employer who has been sued or is being investigated by the Department of Labor, or if you wish to be proactive and have an experienced overtime attorney evaluate your current compensation policies to try to avoid future problems, feel free to contact The Buenker Law Firm.
Employee
Unfortunately, some employers knowingly try to avoid paying employees some or all overtime that is due to them.
In addition to assisting employers in their attempt to comply with the Fair Labor Standards Act, The Buenker Law Firm assists employees in pursuing claims against employers who fail to comply with Federal law regarding payment of overtime compensation.
Although there are a number of employers who inadvertently and mistakenly fail to comply with overtime requirements, there are a large number of employers who take advantage of their employees' lack of knowledge about overtime requirements, and therefore the employees of these companies do not receive all the compensation to which they are entitled. If you are an employee who works more than 40 hours a week and are interested in knowing whether you may have an overtime claim against your employer or a former employer, feel free to contact The Buenker Law Firm for a free evaluation of your case.