The Friedmann Firm, LLC

Under a federal law called the Fair Labor Standards Act and a similar state statute, employers in Ohio must pay most hourly workers time-and-one-half their hourly rate of pay for each hour worked over 40 hours in a workweek. Even employees who take tips like waitstaff and bartenders must receive overtime pay. But what happens when a business violates the overtime rules and denies workers the money they are rightfully owed? You can hire a Columbus unpaid overtime lawyer to determine whether you may have the right to file suit against your employer to recoup those wages. THE SCOPE OF THE UNPAID OVERTIME PROBLEM As unpaid overtime attorneys based in Columbus, we see too many instances of workers putting in overtime hours for no additional pay. Occasionally, the problem boils down to poor record keeping or honest mistakes regarding who is eligible to earn overtime pay or exactly how much overtime was worked. Ignorance of the law is not an excuse, nor does it absolve an employer of liabili...

 The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (H.R. 6201), which takes effect on April 2, 2020, contains two main provisions that address employee absences related to the Coronavirus –the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act (“EPSLA”) and the Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act (“EFMLEA”).   As of right now, these laws remain in effect until December 31, 2020. Our Ohio employee rights attorneys are available to answer workers’ questions in detail online or over the phone at (614) 610-9755. Here are the basics that everyone should know. Q: WHO CAN TAKE EMERGENCY PAID SICK LEAVE UNDER THE EMERGENCY PAID SICK LEAVE ACT (EPSLA)? The EPSLA makes up to 80 hours of paid sick leave available to full-time employees of employers who have less than 500 employees and fall into any of the following categories: A current diagnosis of COVID-19 or actively seeking medical treatment/testing for a suspected COVID-19 diagnosis/symptoms; Quarantine (including self-quarantine), at the i...