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Employment Lawyer Rutger Heymann is a member of the California Sate Bar and provides legal services throughout the San Jose and the South Bay Areas including the cities of Sunnyvale, Santa Clara, Cupertino, Milpitas, Palo Alto, Mountain View, Menlo Park, Redwood City and Foster City, as well as the communities within and adjacent to the Santa Clara Valley (Silicon Valley), from San Francisco to Gilroy, and from Walnut Creek to Oakland, Alameda, Fremont, Hayward, Livermore and Hollister.

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The Law Offices of Rutger Heyman

4 North Second Street, Suite 550

San Jose, CA 95113

Phone: (408) 297-7100

Fax: (408) 297-7110

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Wage and Hour, Overtime

Bay Area Wage and Hour Attorney

Has your employer made you work off the clock? Are you required to show up at work a half hour before you are allowed to punch in? Are you forced to work through lunch and breaks? Have you been asked to make deliveries on your way home? If you have answered yes to any of these questions contact the Law Offices of Rutger Heymann, for experienced representation to stand up for your rights.

Wage and Hour Disputes are governed by the California Labor Code, the federal Fair Labor Standard Act (FLSA) as well as other state and federal law. Included in the FLSA are the procedures, conditions, stipulations, exemptions, and compliance of employment and labor laws, including wage and hour issues. Wage and hour disputes occur frequently in the workplace and can involve a wide range of scenarios, including:

Refusal to pay overtime rates as required by law
Failure to pay at least minimum wage
Withholding of wages
Nonpayment of commission
Requests for employee to work hours without pay
An employer misuses exempt employee classifications in order to avoid overtime pay
An employee is required to perform work “off the clock”
An employer refuses to pay for essential preparation time, such as for putting on safety gear

If you believe you have a wage and hour claim based on one of these situations, contact me, Bay Area wage and hour lawyer Rutger Heymann. I serve clients in San Jose, San Francisco, and throughout the Silicon Valley / Santa Clara area.

Salaried Employees - Misclassification

Many employers wrongly believe that paying their employees a salary will make that employee exempt (not-covered) by the Fair Labor Standards Act. Generally, even if a covered employee receives a salary, unless that employee is actually performing certain types of specified job duties, they will be entitled to receive overtime, even if their employer misclassifies them as “exempt.” Other employers try to cheat their workers out of overtime pay by wrongly claiming they are independent contractors when they are actually employees. This is very common in engineering, entertainment, and technology industry.

Contact an Experienced Wage and Hour Attorney

You deserve full compensation for every hour of work your employer is legally obligated to pay you for. If you suspect your employer owes you for unpaid wages, call today for answers. I will fight for your rights and help achieve full payment for the hard work you have provided. My office is located in San Jose, and I help people throughout the valley ad bay area with employment law matters. To discuss your situation, and possible claim / outcome, Call 408-297-7100 or email me.

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