Miami Construction Worker Owed Unpaid Wages

January 31, 2017

A Miami construction worker alleges he is owed unpaid overtime wages from his former employer.

The man a complaint on behalf of all others similarly situated on Jan. 3 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida against CMG Development LLC, citing the Fair Labor Standards Act.

According to the complaint, the man claims that he worked for more than 40 hours without being paid any overtime compensation during his employment from June 2013 to February 2016. He holds CMG Development LLC responsible because the company allegedly failed to pay him any overtime premiums for hours worked that exceeds 40 at a rate of time-and-one-half.

He is seeking double damages, all overtime wages still owing, and all legal fees plus interest.

If you think that you are owed overtime and your employer has not paid you, you may have a claim for unpaid overtime. Sometimes employers will tell their employees that they are not entitled to overtime pay when they actually are. There are thousands of workers throughout Florida and the rest of the U.S. who are not receiving overtime pay from their employers even though the law clearly states they should be collecting overtime wages. Our Unpaid Wage & Overtime Lawyers at Whittel & Melton can help you if you have been unfairly denied overtime pay.

If you think you have an unpaid overtime claim, call us today at 561-367-8777 or contact us online for a free consultation to discuss what we can do for you. You will not pay us a penny unless we win your case.