California labor lawyer, Walter Haines, assists not only IT and Computer Professionals in receiving their overtime pay, but also assists workers in various industries in enforcing their overtime rights. One such case is the case of Jose Lara v. Bender Baking Company.
Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) October 27, 2007 -- California labor law attorneys, United Employees Law Group, are seeking to collect on overtime pay case Jose Lara v. Bender Baking Company, et al. (Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BC338399). While United Employees Law Group, PC did obtain a judgment in the case for their client, collecting on the judgment is a whole other matter. Bender Baking Company has failed to honor the courts ruling and pay the judgment.
"Overtime claims come in all shapes and sizes. Not only has United Employees Law Group prosecuted some of California larger overtime class action cases, but smaller sized claims have arisen that have been undertaken by the plaintiff firm," says attorney Walter Haines.
"Once a judgement is obtained, an attorney or collection agency must then take on the task of discovering what assets exist, if any, to satisfy the judgment. This could include bank account levy or attachment of real estate or in some cases, even installing a Keeper at the Employer's work site to collect money as it comes in," says Lara's attorney, Walter Haines.
More and more workers in industries from IT and Computer Programming to accounting, to construction, and domestic help, are stepping forward to claim their overtime pay. Finding out if an employee is entitled to overtime does take some analysis, but is relatively easy to determine.
Attorney Haines adds, "Many employees believe because they are told they are salaried, and exempt that they are not entitled to overtime wages. In many cases, this could not be farther from the truth. Simply because an employer tells an employee they are not entitled to overtime or gives them the title of manager or supervisor and pays you a salary, does not mean that you are not entitled to overtime under California law."
"The duties performed and not the job title given as well as other factors, determine whether or not an employee is entitled to overtime pay, "Attorney Haines said. According to the number of class action cases filed in recent years, computer programmers, IT personnel, accountants, and other professionals are finding more and more that they are indeed entitled to overtime pay.
"Clients are astounded when they find out that sometimes their overtime claims when interest and penalties are added are many times in excess of $100,000. While amounts can vary, and in certain instances a large portion of the penalties would go the the State, nevertheless the claims, if successful, amount to very large sums of money," said Attorney Haines.
It is wise for any employee considering filing an overtime claim to consult an experienced wage and hour attorney to determine if there is a claim and to do so early as there are statutes that govern the recovery of wages for overtime.
Even if an employee is salaried or told he or she is exempt from overtime pay, they may be entitled to overtime pay. To find out, log onto www.californialaborlaw.info
Source: PRWeb: Legal / Law
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