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U.S. Title Co., Inc.

This is a collective action pending in the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division, seeking recovery of overtime for hours worked over 40 by title…

Posted by Josef Buenker on Dec 15, 2023

J&J Service Solutions LLC

This collective action is pending in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. In this lawsuit, The Buenker Law Firm represents traveling…

Posted by Josef Buenker on Dec 15, 2023

Botts Title Company

This is a collective action pending in the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division, seeking recovery of overtime for hours worked over 40 by title…

Posted by Josef Buenker on Nov 14, 2023

Drive Time, Down Time, and the “All-in-a-Day’s-Work” Rule

            We have had the issue of “compensable time” come up in many of our cases. Compensable time is time…

Posted by Josef Buenker on Mar 28, 2018

Wage Theft in Restaurants

Restaurants often violate the pay requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act. Many waiters and waitresses, cooks and assistant managers are improperly paid.

Posted by Josef Buenker on Mar 22, 2018

Off-The-Clock Wage Theft

An off-the-clock claim is when an employee does work for his or her employer and does not get paid for it.  Sometimes off-the-clock work is…

Posted by Josef Buenker on Mar 15, 2018

Wage Theft by Misclassifying Employees as Independent Contractors

There are a large number of companies that commit wage theft by misclassifying workers as independent contractors when they should be treated as employees.  The…

Posted by Josef Buenker on Mar 08, 2018

The FLSA - Basic Worker Protections or a "Business Killer?"

The Fair Labor Standard Act (FLSA) offers vital protections for workers with regard to their pay.  The FLSA established the 40-hour workweek and it requires…

Posted by Josef Buenker on Feb 28, 2018

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The Buenker Law Firm Attorneys at Law

Attorneys Josef F. Buenker and Thomas H. Padgett, Jr. fight hard to protect workers from wage theft and illegal wage and hour practices. With decades of experience in recovering workers’ stolen wages, we have the ability to represent workers facing wage & hour issues like:

If you believe you have been taken advantage of by your employer, please contact our Houston law firm to request a free consultation. You can reach us online or by calling (713) 868-3388.



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