Daniel R. - $10,500,000.00
Paid Below Minimum Wage
Paid Below Minimum Wage Highlights
- Minimum wage does not increase automatically.
- The current rate of $7.25 per hour was enacted in 2009.
- If, in addition to the national level, a state also has a minimum wage law, an employee is entitled to the higher minimum wage rate.
- An employer may pay a tipped employee $2.13 an hour in direct wages if that amount plus the tips received equal at least the federal minimum wage.
About Paid Below Minimum Wage
Minimum wage is just that- a basic minimum rate of pay the government increases periodically. For many, it’s barely enough to cover food and shelter.
Many states have set their own minimum wage levels higher then the national rate.
So what to do if your employer isn't meeting either level? Immediately contact a top employment attorney via America’s Most Trusted Legal Network, 1-800-LAW-FIRM, and start collecting the wage you are entitled to.
If you are being paid below minimum wage please complete the form to the right and one of our attorneys will contact you or call 1-800-LAW-FIRM now.
The Worker's Bill of Rights
- The Right to Overtime Pay at One and a Half Times Hourly Rate After 40 Hours
- The Right to Not be Required to Share Your Tips With Management
- The Right to Earn at Least Minimum Wage
- The Right to be Free from Harassment, Sexual or Otherwise
- The Right to be Free from Discrimination, Racial, Age, Gender or Otherwise
- The Right to be Free from Retaliation for Filing a Claim Against an Employer
- The Right to be Paid for Time to Put on Special Safety Gear
