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Are you being shortchanged?
Every year, employers fail to pay employees thousands of dollars in overtime. One former Department of Labor investigator commented that if you want to find a wage and hour violation all you have to do is stand in the downtown area of any city, close your eyes, throw a rock and then investigate the employers in whatever building the rock hits. In fiscal year 2005, the Department of Labor recovered over $166 Million in unpaid overtime. Attorneys recovered millions more in private lawsuits.
Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), employees are owed overtime at a rate of pay of at least 1.5 times their regular rate of pay. There are exemptions from the law, but these exemptions are narrow and limited.
Some employers intentionally choose not to pay earned overtime. Other employers fail to pay overtime because they do not understand the law. Regardless, the FLSA holds both types of employers responsible. If you worked more than forty hours in a work week, you may be entitled to recover your unpaid overtime plus penalties, interest, and attorney's fees.
Kern Law Firm, PC, aggressively pursues unpaid overtime claims for employees in Texas and elsewhere. To submit your claim for evaluation, click the button below.

Overtime pay lawyer David L. Kern is Board Certified Specialist in Labor & Employment Law. Overtime pay lawyer David L. Kern has practiced labor and employment law for more than 20 years and received certification from the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in 1993 as a Board Certified Labor and Employment Law specialist. Less than 1% of Texas attorneys receive this certification. Mr. Kern's fellow lawyers have recognized him as one of The Best Lawyer's In America (2005,2006, and 2007 Editions) and as a Texas Super Lawyer (2006). Overtime pay lawyer David L. Kern routinely handles overtime cases and other employment law cases in state and federal court. Overtime pay lawyer David L. Kern is also experienced with proceedings involving the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Department of Labor, and the Texas Workforce Commission.
The principle office of David L. Kern, P.C. is located in El Paso, Texas. In addition to employees in El Paso, overtime pay lawyer David L. Kern also represents employees nationwide in overtime pay cases.
Because e-mail is not completely secure, you may wish to contact my office by mail or by phone. Most potential clients contact us by transmitting an Overtime Claim Form via the internet. If you prefer, you may print the Overtime Claim Form and mail it to us or fax the Overtime Claim Form to us at (915) 242-0000. Submission of the Overtime Claim Form, use of this website, or other contact with Kern Law Firm PC or overtime pay lawyer David L. Kern does not create an attorney-client relationship. Such a relationship can only be created by a written agreement signed by the client and by overtime pay lawyer David L. Kern.
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