There has never been but one question in all civilization – how to keep a few men from saying to many men: "You work and earn bread and we will eat it." Abraham Lincoln

At Preston & Brar, we work for workers! We exclusively represent employees in their individual and class action cases for unpaid wages for all hours worked, unpaid overtime, misclassification of employee as salaried when employee is not legally exempt from overtime, misclassification as an independent contractor, or other wage and hour issues.

Wage theft is all around us. We have successfully represented employees in their claims for unpaid wages and overtime cases. If you believe that you are not being paid for all of the time and hours you have worked or that you are not being paid overtime correctly, please contact us or send consultation questions online. We take cases on a contingency basis, and that means we get paid only if you get paid.

It is not just lower-paid workers who are routinely being shorted their lawful wages and overtime pay. For instance loan officers have been illegally classified as “exempt from overtime”. This is one of many jobs employees are underpaid through misclassification, payment of commission only (without regard to required minimum wage and overtime).

The illegal underpayment or nonpayment of wages affects millions of workers each year. According to a recent study ("Broken Laws, Unprotected Workers"), many employers routinely violate laws governing payment of wages and overtime. The study found that 65% of the employees who participated in the study were required to work “off the clock” (coming in early or staying late without pay) and were not paid required overtime, among many other violations. In such cases, workers are often underpaid several thousand dollars per year.

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THERE ARE MANY COMMON SCAMS OR VIOLATIONS THROUGH WHICH EMPLOYERS ILLEGALLY DENY WAGES AND/OR OVERTIME TO THEIR EMPLOYEES

Many employers require employees to show up before the shift starts to “get things ready” or “pick up gear,” or to stay late for some work-related purpose, but are not paid for this time.

Many employers illegally deduct pay for “down time” during the shift. For instance, in a call center, employees may be paid only for the time that they are on the phone. Or in a factory, time might be deducted from a worker’s pay while a machine is down.

Many employers illegally avoid overtime requirements by paying a “salary” to employees who are not legally exempt from overtime requirements.

Many employers illegally avoid overtime (and even minimum wage) requirements by paying “commission only.”

Many employers require employees to perform work during lunch but don’t pay them for the lunch period (or automatically deduct time for lunch break).

Many employers don’t include bonuses and shift differentials in the regular hourly rate before calculating overtime.

Many employers improperly avoid overtime requirements by averaging hours over a two-week period.

There are numerous other ways in which employers violate the Federal and State wage and hour laws. If you have experienced any of the above situations, your employer is likely violating the Federal wage and hour laws, and likely owes you unpaid back wages and/or overtime. If you feel you have not been paid proper wages and/or overtime, please contact us for a free consultation or call us toll free at 1-888-MYWAGE-2.

EG&G Defense Materials, Inc. - (Utah) - Operators, Mechanics, & Technicians
EG&G Defense Materials, Inc. - (Utah) - Operators, Mechanics, Technicians, & Paramedics
Battelle Memorial Institute - (Utah) - Monitoring Technicians & Laboratory Workers
Presidential Limousine; CLS (CLS Transportation, Las Vegas); & Jacob Transportation Services, LLC (Executive Las Vegas) - (Las Vegas, Nevada) Limousine Drivers
Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) - (Indiana) - Monitoring Technicians & Laboratory Workers

Land et al. v. EG&G Defense Materials - Part of this case recently settled for $4.2 Million.
Self et. al. v. TPUSA, Inc. (Teleperformance) - (Utah) - This case was recently settled.
Glines et al. v. Eplanet Communications, Inc., et al. - (Utah) - This case was recently settled.
Phleps et al. v. Parsons Technical Services, Inc. - (Indiana) - This case was recently settled.
Lewis et al. v. Alion Science & Technology Corporation - (Indiana) - This case was recently settled.

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