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Hi.

My name is Richard Celler and I am the Division Head for Morgan and Morgan's Wage and Hour Division. Our department represents employees in recovering unpaid overtime wages, final paychecks, commissions, bonuses, and other wages that employers wrongfully have deprived from them. We have an experienced team of lawyers that handle these cases in Florida, and anywhere else around the country. Over the last three (3) when the department was created, we have been fortunate to work with thousands of clients in single plaintiff and class action wage and hour lawsuits. We have recovered millions of dollars in these cases for our clients.

In these trying economic times, we have seen an explosion of employer violations and a resulting increase in the number of cases we are handling for employees. As finances get tight for companies both big and small, it seems to me that the cuts are being made at the expense of the blue collar workforce. Overtime is being written off, bonuses are being denied when earned, final paychecks are being withheld, and employees are losing their homes, their cars, and their ability to enjoy life as a result. I welcome you to take a look at the biographies of our lawyers- Carlos Leach, Kelly Amritt, Ryan Morgan, Andrew Frisch, Deidre Johnson, and Nanette Piccollo, and call us if you have any questions about your wages.

We are in the process of updating our website to provide you with important information about your wage and hour rights and we are almost done. Stay tuned. I also plan on blogging on a regular basis with updates on our cases and developments in the law.

I look forward to speaking with you.

Richard Celler

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M Edwards's Gravatar I am interested in the wage and hour section of your website. My husband works for national lawn maintenance
company as a Lawn Service Technician. He has a salary wage, however, in my opinion, the overtime is questionable.
The more overtime he makes the less he earns in overtime pay. He does not supervise any other employees, he does not participate in any sales, he is not working in any type of agriculture position. Another attorney we contacted regarding his overtime told us we did not have a complaint to pursue, however they would not explain why. Maybe there is something we don't understand, but at least provide us with the explanation. You should also know my husband is currently out of work due to an injury and is on workman's compensation. We have an attorney for this issue. Anyway, I guess my email is just to reach out and find someone who might provide an explanation as to the overtime pay for this company and why it seems to be legal. Thank you for your time.
# Posted By M Edwards | 11/18/08 9:40 AM
TB's Gravatar go to us department of labor and it will tell you the federal and state laws on overtime for salary employees and overtime.
# Posted By TB | 12/3/08 3:43 AM
Brenda's Gravatar My brother drives a gas tanker out of Tampa. When he goes to the terminal to pick up a load (minimum 2 x a day), he is not paid for the first hour (of each load) that he has to wait at the terminal to be loaded. With over a 100 drivers, at 2 hours each, $20-$30 hourly (not benefits or employer fees) ...that is 100 employees X 2 hours (min daily) X $25 (average pay) = $5,000 per day x 365 days per year = $1,825,000 savings to company per year plus the benefits, employee taxes, etc.

Is this legal? He is sitting in line, in their company truck, he is their employee. Where can we find the Florida Statue or other ruling that applies to this?

Thanks, Brenda
# Posted By Brenda | 12/18/08 7:58 PM
geen heil's Gravatar i have worked for hyatt hotels for almost 8 years. after researching the FLSA laws i discovered that hyatt has been negligent when calculating overtime pay. they do not add the shift differential pay to the regular hourly rate when calculating the overtime rate. when it was brought to the attention of management they arrogantly replied that since they were in Florida they didn't have to things that way. i don't know how many employees (present/past) i can get together to file a suit so i don't know how to proceed. any advice.?
# Posted By geen heil | 1/10/09 10:50 AM