If you have discovered that you have not been paid properly, one of the first concerns you may have is, how much compensation can I recover? The law allows you to seek:
- Back pay for up to three years prior to the date that your lawsuit is filed
- Liquidated damages, which means, in many cases, you can actually seek double the amount of back pay owed
- Lawyer's fees, in many cases
When you contact the attorneys of Kennedy Hodges to handle your case, we will take the time to determine exactly how much you are entitled to.
To schedule a free consultation about wage and hour claims, e-mail us or call us toll free at 1-866-827-8038.
Whether your case is the result of errors related to exempt and non-exempt overtime pay, miscalculated wages or any other overtime paycheck mistake, we can help. Our lawyers are committed to helping employees in Houston and throughout Texas. We want to help you.
Liquidated damages or, as we call them, double damages, is an important aspect of the process. The intention of these lawsuits is not only to make certain that employees are compensated for the hard work they provide for their employer, but to see that employers stop committing the same exempt and non-exempt overtime pay errors or commit other mistakes. The court can force the employer to pay twice as much as they owe, plus attorney's fees, as a punishing measure.
You pay nothing unless we get compensation for you
In addition to helping an employee receive the compensation he has earned, a wage and hour lawsuit can benefit coworkers as well. We have found that, in many cases, if an employer is willing to rip off one employee by using dubious exempt and non-exempt overtime pay tactics and other illegal means to save money, they are probably willing to do the same to many employees. Our team will review the details and, when applicable, put together a collective action lawsuit to get compensation for all mistreated employees at the company.
E-mail us or call us toll free at 1-866-827-8038 to schedule a free consultation to discuss exempt and non-exempt overtime pay errors and other mistakes that employers make to avoid paying their employees fairly.
