Wage/Hour: Individual and Class Action Litigation and Compliance

Royal & Klimczuk attorneys have significant experience defending employers in both individual and class action wage/hour litigation. Our broad expertise includes defense in the following types of wage/hour cases: misclassification of employees as exempt, misclassification of employees as independent contractors, failure to pay minimum wage, failure to pay and/or properly calculate overtime pay, failure to pay for all time worked, including donning and doffing issues, failure to pay commissions, improper tip pooling, failure to provide meal breaks and failure to pay for “off-the-clock” time. Our attorneys also represent employers in these types of disputes before the United States Department of Labor and state wage/hour enforcement agencies.

With wage/hour litigation on the rise and the increased penalties for violations, Royal & Klimczuk offers various preventive services to employers in order to reduce the risk of a viable wage/hour claim and to otherwise comply with applicable wage/hour laws. Royal & Klimczuk attorneys advise on wage/hour matters, providing counsel on issues related to the classification of workers, calculation of pay, commissions, tips, pay procedures, meal breaks and other state and federal wage/hour laws. Our wage/hour preventive services include audits of companies’ wage/hour practices, drafting policies and procedures, including legally compliant incentive plans, and conducting management training.