Wage & Hours Violations

Attorney Daniel Newlin represents individuals who have been the victim of wage and overtime violations by employers in the state of Florida. Attorney Daniel J. Newlin is eminently qualified to provide you with prompt, aggressive and experienced legal representation.

Far too many times employees have been denied the wages that they have rightfully earned. In many cases, employers have intentionally misclassified employees as exempt or salaried thereby denying them their rights as outlined in the Fair Labor Standards Act. The Fair Labor Standards act serves as a guarantee to employees that they will be paid overtime for any hours worked in excess of 40 hours per week.

If at any time you have worked in excess of 40 hours per week and were denied getting paid time and a half, and you are not legally classified as and exempt employee under the Fair Labor Standards Act, you have been the victim of a wage violation by your employer.

The Florida Minimum Wage

In the fall of 2004, Florida's voters approved an amendment to the state Constitution that provides for a Florida state minimum wage. This amendment firmly dictates the minimum wage to be paid to all employees in the state of Florida covered by the federal minimum wage. The new Florida minimum wage law went into effect on May 2, 2005, setting the minimum wage at no less than $6.15 per hour worked. At this time, the Florida minimum wage is set to be reevaluated annually based on the current rate of inflation. The amendment and subsequent law provides for enforcement inclusive of damages for unpaid wages, attorney's fees, and fines payable to the state of Florida in the amount of $1,000 for each minimum wage violation. The law also forbids the willful retaliation by an employer against an employee for exercising this right.