Legal Question in Employment Law in Texas

i work in sales and my pay is commissions or hourly either or thats greater my employer says they dont pay hourly and make it hard for me to get my pay check is this true my hours range from 50 to 60 hours per week


Asked on 8/13/09, 9:49 am

1 Answer from Attorneys

Russell Cook The Cook Law Firm

This pay arrangement may or may not be legal depending on a number of details related to your employment. For example, you may or may not be entitled to overtime depending on if you are a non-exempt employee and if your employer is covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act. Likewise, depending on what you mean by "make it hard for me to get my pay check," that action by your employer may also be a violation of state or federal law.

To determine your rights, you should contact an employment lawyer that represents employees. He or she will be able to look at your specific facts and give you an answer as to your employment situation.

As a starting point, you can also look at my website at http://rcooklaw.com/practice-areas/overtime-pay-disputes/ or the website www.workplacefairness.org.

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Answered on 8/13/09, 10:31 am


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