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Houston Smoke and Vape Shop Workers: Overtime Denied on 60-Hour Weeks

Smoke shops, vape stores, and candy stores around Houston stay open long hours, and the sales associates behind their counters often work schedules to match.…

Posted by Josef Buenker on Aug 26, 2026

Tip Pool Violations and Off-the-Clock Work

Servers at Texas restaurants and bars are often paid $2.13 an hour in direct wages, with customer tips expected to make up the rest of…

Posted by Josef Buenker on Aug 13, 2026

Oilfield Wireline Field Engineers: Overtime Denied on 100-Hour Weeks

Oilfield wireline work is physical labor performed outdoors at remote well sites. In the casedhole wireline and perforating business, field crews arm explosive perforating guns,…

Posted by Josef Buenker on Jul 24, 2026

Pre-Shift Shop Time and Travel Time Unpaid

First In Rescue Safety and Training, LLC | Rescue Supervisors and Safety Technicians | Pasadena, Texas

Industrial rescue crews do not simply show up at a…

Posted by Josef Buenker on Jul 18, 2026

Federal Contractor That Filed Certified Payrolls Stole Overtime

Buenker Law filed a federal lawsuit against Ballast Point Construction, Inc. (formerly Spectra General Contractors, Inc.) on behalf of a construction machinery operator who was…

Posted by Josef Buenker on Jun 30, 2026

Scrap Metal Company: Automatic Lunch Deductions, Off-the-Clock Work

Gold Star Metals, LLC | Hourly Employees | Channelview, Texas

At Gold Star Metals, LLC, a Channelview scrap metal recycler, company practices situation produced a four-part…

Posted by Josef Buenker on Jun 21, 2026

Dollar General Store Remodels — Traveling Merchandisers Misclassified

Buenker Law filed a federal lawsuit against Atlas Retail Services, Inc. and Dolgencorp of Texas, Inc. — the operating subsidiary of Dollar General — alleging…

Posted by Josef Buenker on Jun 12, 2026

Houston Area Title Company — Title Examiner Misclassified as Exempt

Buenker Law filed a federal lawsuit against Botts Abstract Company, doing business as Botts Title Company, and its owner — another licensed attorney — on…

Posted by Josef Buenker on Jun 12, 2026

East Texas Crane Company — Hourly Workers Shortchanged on Travel Time

Buenker Law filed a federal lawsuit against Southern Transport, LLC and Southern Lifting and Hoisting, LLC — related companies providing crane and heavy-lift services to…

Posted by Josef Buenker on Jun 03, 2026

Assisted Living — On-Call Hours Go Unrecorded, Time Shaved

Buenker Law filed a federal lawsuit against Sagora Senior Living, Inc. on behalf of hourly workers at its Adante Senior Living facility in San Antonio…

Posted by Josef Buenker on May 21, 2026

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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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