Collecting overtime after leaving
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Anonymous
| I am own 100's of hours in overtime I was never paid. Is it worth it to go after the parents? It would be thousands. |
Anonymous
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Do you mean in a court of law??
I am not entire sure how this works, but you have a better chance of recovering if you worked on the books. |
Anonymous
| Do they have assets? I assume you don't plan to be a nanny in the future. In which case I would do it. |
Anonymous
| Hundreds of hours? Yes, worth it to pursue, assuming you can.prove it. |
Anonymous
| Go. To local wage and labor board and get them to go after OT for you. Your former employers will not ignore a state agency. |
Anonymous
Ha ha ha ha. There are lots of people who ignore the wage and labor board. |
Anonymous
Only fools because the W&L will take them to court. |
Anonymous
Anonymous
| How will you prove it, OP? |
Anonymous
It's not hard to prove if OP has anything stating her hourly rate, the number of hours she works each week, and he'd payment history. Likely they defined a single hourly rate, ignoring OT laws. When an employer does this, the assumption is the normal hourly rate, as the government doesn't recognize the average rate BS. If they never defined a base and OT rate corresponding to her weekly pay, her employers will be on the hook for the OT based on that hourly rate. |
Anonymous
| Hopefully, OP insisted on being paid on the books. |
Anonymous
| Have you written to your former employers about the missing overtime pay? Have they responded? I would definitely pursue it. Make sure all further communication is done in writing. |
Anonymous
If the OP has this documentation, she should definitely pursue it. Employers should not be allowed to ignore OT hours. (MB here). She should use the claim form linked to above and get her money. The problem for OP is if she lacks documentation or didn't have a contract that stated the rates, hours, etc. Then, she might not win her case. I still think she should try and file a claim and consult a lawyer, but she should go in knowing that if she lacks documentation, it might be harder to prevail. Good luck, OP. |
Anonymous
| Wonder why OP hasn't responded at all since her op. |
Anonymous
| I have document emails each Friday stating the hours I have worked. Which is normally 10-15 hours over 40 a week. I would assume that's enough for documentation. I also have emails of pay stub stating the pay period and hours worked. I've been completely paid on the books. |