Many employers avoid paying overtime by misclassifying employees as exempt because they receive a salary. Just because you are paid a salary does not mean you are not owed overtime.

Workers may be classified as independent contractors to avoid paying wages and benefits owed to employees. Employers cannot avoid paying wages through misclassification.

Some employers pay overtime under the legally required rate by improperly excluding all of the employee’s required pay when calculating overtime.

Employers must pay for all time worked, including time spent preparing for a shift, traveling between job sites, or completing required training.

Employers may not alter recorded time entries or fail to pay for all recorded time worked.

Employees who are required to work through meal and rest breaks or whose breaks are automatically deducted, even if they are not taken, may be owed wages and penalties.

The law requires that employees be paid on time. Employers who fail to pay wages within the time required by state or federal law may owe additional damages.

Some employers fail to pay the minimum wage required under federal or state law for all hours worked.