Wage / Hour, Overtime, Employment
On April 1, 2010, Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis announced a new campaign entitled "We Can Help," aimed at assisting low income workers in reporting wage and hour violations to the Department of Labor. The campaign consists of a new website and 1-800 number, combined with bilingual public service announcements by celebrities such as Esai Morales and Jimmy Smits.
The campaign is primarily targeted at employees in the construction, food service, janitorial, hospitality and health care fields. Employers in these targeted industries should be cognizant of these stepped up enforcement efforts and conduct regular audits to ensure compliance.
The following is a list of some of the professions we are investigating or some of the professions where we have found wage and hour violations or Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) violations.
Please note that just because a profession is listed as undergoing our wage and hour investigation does not necessarily mean that everyone in that profession is violating state or federal overtime laws. Nor does the fact that a certain profession is not listed here indicate that there is no violation of state or federal wage and hour laws. We analyze each specific inquiry on its own merits. However, if you do belong to one of the professions listed below (and check periodically for updates to the list) and are working overtime without being compensated for it, please contact us to investigate your claim.
Current Wage and Hour Investigations:
The following professions have been or are currently being investigated for wage and hour violations
- Health aides
- Cable installers (especially those using company equipment)
- Car or auto mechanics
- Mortgage organizations
- Loan originators
- Account executives
- Ambulance drivers
- Paramedics
- Day laborers
- Carpenters
- Roofers
- Electricians
- Plumbers
- Builders