Chapter 2 -
What If You Are Owed Overtime?
When employers do not pay for overtime, employees can bring
a lawsuit to recover back wages that they are entitled to. Recovery could include liquidated damages and
attorney’s fees.
How do you recover
back wages owed to you?
There are several ways that an employee can go about
recovering unpaid minimum and/or overtime wages. These include:
- Filing a private lawsuit for back pay, including
an equal amount as liquidated damages, plus attorney's fees and court costs
- Through the supervision of government agencies,
such as the Wage-Hour Board or the Secretary of Labor
IMPORTANT: Any
lawsuit must be filed within 2 years to recover back pay. Advance to next chapter of
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