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Licensed Practical Nurse paid salary recovers $12,000 in unpaid overtime

By Robert S. Norell, P.A. |

This client worked as a licensed practical nurse for a medical doctor. She was paid a straight salary, but required to work through her lunch break and also required to stay until the last patient was seen by the doctor. She was paid a salary that was based on 40 hours per week. In… Read More »

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Keeping track of wages: The US Labor Department has an app for that!

By Robert S. Norell, P.A. |

The following is a May 9, 2011 news release from the Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division. I think this is a great tool for all employees who may have pay issues with their employers. Whether you use this “app” or any other system to document your hours, it’s always a good idea… Read More »

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Beauty supply store manager recovers over $15,000 in unpaid overtime.

By Robert S. Norell, P.A. |

A store manager for a national beauty supply chain was paid a salary, but did not supervise at least 2 full time employees. In fact, the store manager was the only employee of the store. The company assumed that the store manager was exempt because it paid her a salary and because most managers… Read More »

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Admissions Counselor for Private University recovered over $25,000 for retaliation claim.

By Robert S. Norell, P.A. |

Admissions counselor was paid on based on a fluctuating work week, which resulted in her getting paid less the more hours that she worked. The fluctuating work week method of pay results in a worker receiving 1/2 time pay instead of full time and a half. She didn’t understand the way she was getting… Read More »

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Loan Officer for mortgage brokerage wins overtime judgment for $30,000.

By Robert S. Norell, P.A. |

A loan officer who worked for a mortgage brokerage in West Palm Beach was awarded $30,000 in unpaid overtime. The loan officer was paid commission only for all of her work, despite the fact that she worked approximately 48-50 hours per week. The mortgage brokerage incorrectly assumed that, since the loan officer was paid… Read More »

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Three Nurses recovered over $100,000 in overtime.

By Robert S. Norell, P.A. |

Three LPNs who worked for a national nurse staffing company worked 70-80 hours weekly, but only received their straight hourly rate. The staffing agency incorrectly assumed that LPNs were exempt from overtime. Generally speaking, the only nurses who can be exempt from overtime are Registered Nurses (RNs). After a brief period of litigation, the… Read More »

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Dispatchers for transportation company paid salary for 48 hour work week.

By Robert S. Norell, P.A. |

Two dispatchers were paid a salary and required to work 48+ hours per week without receiving overtime compensation. The company classified the dispatchers as “exempt” and failed to pay them any overtime. Robert S. Norell, P.A. filed suit against the company on behalf of the dispatchers alleging that the company misclassified the dispatchers as… Read More »

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Restaurant Waiters and Overtime Law

By Robert S. Norell, P.A. |

I recently met a waiter who works for a major seafood restaurant chain here in Florida. Ross has been with his current employer (I don’t want to reveal the true name of this well-known restaurant, so we’ll call it ”The Crusty Crab” or “The Crab” for short) for over 4 years and is one of the top waiters. For the past 4 years, Ross has earned approximately $100k annually, even though he admitted to me that he only reports less than half of that. Ross works 6 and 7 days a week…he even bragged to me about not having a day off for the past 3 months. Ross works about 70 to 80 hours per week. Despite all of the overtime hours that he works, Ross doesn’t get any overtime compensation. The reason that he does not get OT compensation is because The Crusty Crab does not allow it. Or should I say, The Crab will not pay it. Truth is, Ross can care less because he is still making good money.

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Florida’s Minimum Wage Increased by 12 Cents, to $7.79/hr, effective Jan. 1, 2013

By Robert S. Norell, P.A. |

Florida’s minimum wage has increased to $7.79 an hour, up 12 cents. Under a 2004 constitutional amendment, Florida’s minimum wage is recalculated every year and is tied to the inflation rate. The new minimum wage is expected to increase annual incomes of minimum wage workers by about $200 to $400 a year, depending on… Read More »

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Florida’s Minimum Wage Increased to $7.31 per hour

By Robert S. Norell, P.A. |

Effective June 1, 2011, the Florida minimum wage was increased from $7.25 to $7.31 per hour. Florida’s minimum wage law requires the Agency for Workforce Innovation to calculate an adjusted minimum wage rate each year. This year there is only a $.06 increase. The minimum wage applies to all employees in the state who… Read More »

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