People often ask me, "why do I practice wage & hour law?" I always seem to have the same answer. Employers of both small and large companies violate the wage laws because it is "profitable." How is it profitable you ask? Simple, because they think they can get away with it and most of the time they do.
What happens if the employer gets sued? Generally, they will settle for something less than would pay if they were paying the legal wages as required by law. My opinion, it is better to get some money for the employees then seeing the employees get nothing.
This is typical in class action lawsuits. Typically, an employee will come to me with a small case, however the amount of money owed is not large enough to file a lawsuit. It would be like winning the battle, but losing the war. However, many of these employees work in the same company with hundreds of other employees who are all being shorted on wages. This is the perfect class action lawsuit.
Here, I can take one employee who wants to be the class representative and sue this big employer for an amount that will make sense for a lawsuit, make the company change it's ways and get some money back for the employees.
Class Actions can be a real threat for employers should they not settle. The exposure of fighting the lawsuit can result in enormous re-payment of wages, damages, penalties, interest and more.
So, if you have been a victim of Labor Code violations involving wages, maybe I can help you like I have helped many others.
Scott Miller, Attorney
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(800) 417-2008
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