# Ventura Overtime Lawyer | Unpaid Overtime Attorney Oxnard > Winning overtime law firm to get you paid for overtime including for bonus pay, double time, penalties anywhere in California without up front fees or costs. Source: https://venturaemploymentlawyer.com/overtime-lawyer/ Firm: Employment Lawyers Group — employee-side employment lawyers since 1993. Serving Ventura County, California. Phone: (805) 200-0100 (calling is the fastest way to reach the legal team) Office: 4030 West Hemlock St, Oxnard, CA 93035 Contact form: https://venturaemploymentlawyer.com/contact/ Consultations are free and confidential; cases are taken on contingency. --- **Nonexempt employees** are entitled to overtime pay. Overtime pay is paid at **one and a one half times** the employee's regular hourly wage. Overtime is due to California employees if they work more than 8 hours a day or more than 40 hours in a week. **Double time** is owed for work more than 12 hours in a day, or on the seventh consecutive work day without a day off. These rules do not apply for caregivers. California caregivers must work 9 hours in a day or 45 hours in a week to be entitled to overtime. OVERTIME OVER 8 HOURS A DAY or OVER 40 HOURS A WEEK DOUBLETIME 12 or MORE HOURS IN A DAY CAREGIVER TIME 9 HOURS IN A DAY 45 HOURS IN A WEEK **Nonexempt employees** are employees who do not use any independent discretion in doing their work, or exercise independent discretion less than 51% of the time. In order to be nonexempt the employee must earn less than twice the hourly minimum wage. Besides the test of independent discretion a number of jobs are classified as **exempt**. These jobs include lawyers, doctors, and highly creative positions such as artists. Managers, supervisors, and leads are exempt if they are paid more than twice minimum wage for every hour worked and they either supervise two or more full-time employees, or are expected to use independent discretion in doing their job 51% or more of the time. California has different overtime rules than federal overtime laws under the FLSA (Fair Labor Standards Act). Many cities and counties also have their own overtime rules based upon their own minimum wage. Our overtime lawyers are familiar with all overtime rules and laws. Our law firm represents multiple employees and classes of employees in overtime lawsuits. **CALL [(805) 200-0100](tel:8052000100) TO SUE FOR OVERTIME** ## OVERTIME CALIFORNIA Besides recovering the amount of overtime and double time an employee is owed, our employee law firm is careful to sue for all potential Labor Code violations for which the employee may recover money. A failure to pay all double time or overtime pay also leads to **interest** on past due overtime and double time wages. A failure to pay all wages due when the job ends leads to a California **Labor Code 203 penalty**. California Labor Code Section 203 penalties entitle the employee to one day of pay for each day all of their wages remain unpaid. In the case of commissioned employees, or piece rate workers one day of pay must include those rates. Special rules apply. There is a three year statute of limitations for a California Labor Code Section 203 claim. A failure to put the correct number of hours worked, and the correct rates of pay on a paycheck leads to a potential **$100 fine** per paycheck. Claims for those fines are believed to have a one year statute of limitations. Pay stub violation cases are often multi-employee or class actions because the practices are done companywide. In the last year our law firm has recovered millions of dollars for employees because their paystubs did not comply with California law. Besides the penalty scheme and statutes of limitation being different under California law than Federal law, Federal law is not based upon daily overtime and double time. Because minimum wage is used to determine if certain professions earn enough to be exempt, Federal minimum wage is used in Federal law. There are other differences between California overtime and Federal Overtime we will discuss if you want to hire us to be your overtime lawyers. Failing to pay overtime creates **paystub violations**. A California Labor law requires the correct hourly wage, including all overtime and double time rates, be on each paycheck. For every paycheck the employer fails to list the correct number of overtime, double time hours, and correct rates of pay for overtime and double time there is a $100.00 fine. The statute of limitations for collecting these fines, up to $4,000.00 may only be one year so it is important to start your overtime case immediately. ## WORK OVERTIME Employees can be required to work overtime. There is nothing illegal about an employer requiring an employee to work overtime if they are paid for the overtime. If an employee refuses to work the hours required by the employer they can be terminated. It is **not [wrongful termination](https://venturaemploymentlawyer.com/wrongful-termination/)** for an employer to fire an employee for refusing to work overtime. Overtime, and especially double time, can become extremely taxing on the employee. We handled a case for translators who had to work many consecutive weeks, every day of the week, up to 16 hours a day during periods of months. If an employer expects the employee to work those type of hours they simply must pay the employee for all overtime and double time. Overtime claims can go back **four years**. Statutory overtime claims are a **three year statute of limitations** in California. For these reasons it is important to promptly hire an overtime law firm and file the overtime claim in court. The statute of limitations does not freeze during the period of time the employee remains employed by the employer who causes the overtime violations. Potential statutes of limitation require our law firm to aggressive and promptly file overtime lawsuits within a very short period of time after the employee retains our firm. In some cases the employee may have only been employed for a year and their employment recently ended. Still, there are other statutes of limitations that accompany damages we can sue for in an overtime case which are more limited so it can be important to file the overtime case promptly. ## OVERTIME VICTORIES FOR OUR FIRM INCLUDE: - **$800,000** for 12 employees exposed to overtime and double time abuses - **$800,000** settlement for emergency workers not paid for all overtime - **$525,000** for overtime due to persons misclassified as independent contractors - **$350,000** for overtime time not paid at prevailing wage - **$250,000** for wrongfully terminated Oxnard property manager who complained she was owed overtime and mileage - **$350,000** For unpaid overtime for a RNFA hospital nurse - **$325,000** For a Directional Driller Whose Flat Rate Bonuses Were Not Included in His Overtime Rate **CALL [(805) 200-0100](tel:8052000100) FOR AN EXPERIENCED OVERTIME LAW FIRM** ## Our Firm: No Upfront Fees or Costs ### Contingency Fee Representation All employment cases for employees are taken on a **contingency basis**. We are only paid a fee **when and if we win** your case, and we **advance all litigation costs**. Our goal is to make expert legal representation accessible to every hardworking employee. ### Serving Ventura County We have proudly served all of Ventura County since 1993. Ready to discuss your case? (805) 200-0100 Submit A Contact Form The Employment Lawyers Group has successfully handled 2,000+ Separate California Employment Cases ## Media Engagements ## Sample Case Results breach of commission contract $1,150,000 Unpaid commissions of two plaintiffs unpaid wages $875,000 For 4 oil field service industry workers whose times worked were not recorded on timesheets and were on-call forced to work without pay standby pay case $800,000 Controlled stand by class action settlement Disclaimer: These results are based on the facts of these specific cases and do not guarantee or predict a similar result in any future case. ## Practice Areas [Discrimination Age, Disability, FMLA/CFRA, Gender, National Origin, Pregnancy, Race, and Sexual Orientation discrimination claims.](https://venturaemploymentlawyer.com/workplace-discrimination/) [Unpaid Wages & Overtime Recovering earnings for overtime, bonuses, commissions, meal & rest break violations, and prevailing wage claims.](https://venturaemploymentlawyer.com/unpaid-wages/) [Sexual Harassment Compassionate and effective representation for sexual harassment and hostile work environment claims.](https://venturaemploymentlawyer.com/sexual-harassment/) [Wrongful Termination Representing employees terminated in violation of public policy, contracts, or California and federal law.](https://venturaemploymentlawyer.com/wrongful-termination/) [Leaves & Retaliation Protecting employees who face adverse actions after reporting illegal activity or taking protected medical leave.](https://venturaemploymentlawyer.com/leaves-of-absence/) [Whistleblowers Advocating for employees who report fraud, waste, or abuse under California and federal whistleblower protection laws.](https://venturaemploymentlawyer.com/whistle-blower/) ## Our California Locations ### Bakersfield [BakersfieldLaborAttorney.com](https://bakersfieldlaborattorney.com) 5401 Business Park S, #214, Bakersfield CA 93309 [(661) 412-9600](tel:6614129600) ### Los Angeles [EmployeeLawCA.com](https://employeelawca.com/) 611 Wilshire Blvd, #1023, Los Angeles CA 90017 [(323) 525-1600](tel:3235251600) ### Orange County [WorkLawyerOC.com](https://worklawyeroc.com) 2522 Chambers Rd, #100, Tustin CA 92780 [(714) 210-8000](tel:7142108000) ### Riverside [RiversideEmploymentLawyer.com](https://riversideemploymentlawyer.com) 9496 Magnolia Ave, #208, Riverside CA 92503 [(951) 367-1000](tel:9513671000) ### Sacramento [SacramentoLaborAttorney.com](https://sacramentolaborattorney.com) 777 Campus Commons Rd, #200, Sacramento CA 95825 [(916) 340-0000](tel:9163400000) ### San Bernardino [EmploymentAttorneySanBernardino.com](https://employmentattorneysanbernardino.com) 337 N. 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He has represented a wide range of employees throughout California. Mr. Gerber has won **51 of the binding arbitrations and jury trials** he first chaired, and a number of his appeals are published. This deep trial experience is the foundation of the firm's strategic approach to litigation. The employment attorneys employed by the Employment Lawyers Group have worked at the firm well in excess of five years, have also tried many different labor cases, and have all been **extensively trained on employment and wrongful termination law by Karl Gerber**. [Meet Karl Gerber](https://venturaemploymentlawyer.com/karl-gerber/) ## Ready to Discuss Your Case? Your rights as an employee matter. Submit a contact form and we'll get back to you. Submit A Contact Form [Call (805) 200-0100 Now](tel:8052000100)