# Top Wage And Hour Attorney Sues For Ovetime, Meals > Wage recovery law firm for overtime, meal breaks, commissions, standby pay, prevailing wage, bonuses, PAGA, penalties Source: https://worklawyeroc.com/wage-lawyer/ Firm: Employment Lawyers Group — employee-side employment lawyers since 1993. Serving Orange County, California. Phone: (714) 210-8000 (calling is the fastest way to reach the legal team) Office: 2522 Chambers Rd, #100, Tustin, CA 92780 Contact form: https://worklawyeroc.com/contact/ Consultations are free and confidential; cases are taken on contingency. --- ## **WAGE CLAIM LAWYER** Our wage attorneys will calculate the correct amount of your unpaid wages, fight for all penalties, interest, and attorney fees. We will utilize multiple California Labor Code provisions to argue the maximum amount due. Besides using all of the applicable labor laws, we will figure out how to prove your claim for wages. Many clients do not know exactly how many hours of overtime they worked, but were not paid. Likewise, they do not know how many meal or rest breaks they missed. After handling wage and hour cases for thousands of employees we know which records to look at, obtain from your employer, how to handle the case if records do not exist, or are incorrect. We also have experience calculating complex damages, or finding expert witnesses to calculate wage theft schemes spanning more than 1,000 days per employee. Our experienced wage lawyers have particular expertise in cases involving all types of unpaid wages for one employee, groups of employees, class actions, and PAGA actions. - Bonuses Not Paid, or Overtime That Does Not Include Bonus Pay - Commissions Not Paid Including When the Employee is Fired or Quit - Controlled Standby Pay - Double Minimum Wage for Employees Who Must Bring Tools to Work - Double Time - Flag Rate Pay for Mechanics - Late Pay Penalties - Meal Break Premium Pay - Minimum Wage - Off the Clock Work - Overtime - PAGA (Private Attorney General Action) Penalties - Paystub violations - Prevailing Wage - Reporting Time Pay - Rest Breaks - Standby Pay - Stock Options --- All wage lawsuits are taken on a contingency. We are paid a percent out of the money collected. We even advance litigation costs (i.e. court filing fees, depositions, mediation fees). **CALL [(714) 210-8000](tel:7142108000) FOR AN EXPERIENCED WAGE LAWYER** --- ### **EMPLOYER NOT PAYING ME** Your wages are your livelihood. Take action, protect your dignity. You are not alone. Hundreds of thousands, if not millions of employees, receive money every year for wages their employer did not properly pay. In a 7 year recent period, more than 10 billion dollars has been collected by private attorneys on behalf of the California Labor Workforce Development Agency as penalties against employers who have failed to properly adhere to the Labor Code. Unless you take action, your employer will have gotten away with not paying you, keeping money that is legally yours. This is called, “Wage theft.” Every week our wage theft lawyers receive calls from employees who are not paid all of their wages when they are fired, or quit. For each day wages are not paid, up to 30, the employer must pay the employee’s daily wage. It is a sad fact so many employers think they can get away not paying all wages due to the employee when they will not be working there anymore. There are many examples of situations in which employers are not paying their employees. The companies who engage in these practices range from one person employers to multi-national companies. It is astounding there are so many employers who expect their employees to work without being compensated. --- **CALL [(714) 210-8000](tel:7142108000) TO GET BACK THE WAGES YOUR EMPLOYER STOLE FROM YOU** --- #### **SUING FOR WAGES** Suing for wages does not have to be a stressful circumstance if you have the right lawyers. Our wage attorneys have helped tens of thousands of employees recover wages in individual lawsuits, group actions, class actions, and PAGA actions. We commonly represent employees who still work for the employer we are suing. Our professional, experienced lawyers are here to get you what you deserve. Whether you are owed wages for yourself, or the lawsuit is for multiple employees, we want to help. The only way to get top dollar and recover all of the wages and penalties you are owed is to file your lawsuit. There are many statutes of limitations on a wage and hour case. It is important all wage actions be filed quickly. Opposed to other law firms, at the Employment Lawyers Group you will get personal attention from a team of one to two experienced lawyers. Your case will not be handed off to case managers and paralegals. Experience wage attorneys will guide you along the way, and tell you what information and documents we need in order to put you in the best position. However, a lot of wage and hour cases start without documents from our clients. Once we file the lawsuit the employer must supply all relevant documents. Relevant documents include paystubs, time sheets, work schedules, and often text messages. Some of our Wage and Hour Settlement Include: **$875,000** to employees on-call who did not receive meal breaks or standby pay **$800,000** for controlled standby pay to emergency workers **$800,000** for overtime owed **$775,000** for not paying minimum wage workers for missed meal breaks **$750,000** for not paying minimum wage **$400,000** for controlled standby owed to two low voltage employees **$350,000** for overtime and controlled standby for one employee **$350,000** for controlled standby, meal breaks to 2 employees & a small PAGA group **$350,000** to heavy equipment operators owed prevailing wage, paystub errors **$325,000** to an oil field worker whose overtime did not include fix rated bonus pay **$310,000** to 2 telecommunication hospital workers on call **$250,000** to 2 employees not paid overtime, missed meal breaks, small PAGA group **$200,000** to a security officer forced to work off the clock, complained, and quit **$175,000** to a small PAGA group in a hotel **$140,000** to a salaried nurse not paid for all hours worked **$150,000** to 1 employee whose fixed rate bonus pay was wrong and small PAGA group **$100,000** PAGA only settlement ## 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 Orange County County We have proudly served all of Orange County County since 1993. Ready to discuss your case? (714) 210-8000 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://worklawyeroc.com/age-discrimination/) [Unpaid Wages & Overtime Recovering earnings for overtime, bonuses, commissions, meal & rest break violations, and prevailing wage claims.](https://worklawyeroc.com/orange-county-unpaid-wages-attorney/) [Sexual Harassment Compassionate and effective representation for sexual harassment and hostile work environment claims.](https://worklawyeroc.com/sexual-harassment-attorney-orange-county/) [Wrongful Termination Representing employees terminated in violation of public policy, contracts, or California and federal law.](https://worklawyeroc.com/wrongful-termination/) [Leaves & Retaliation Protecting employees who face adverse actions after reporting illegal activity or taking protected medical leave.](https://worklawyeroc.com/leave-of-absence-attorney-orange-county/) [Whistleblowers Advocating for employees who report fraud, waste, or abuse under California and federal whistleblower protection laws.](https://worklawyeroc.com/orange-county-whistleblower-attorney/) ## 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://worklawyeroc.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 (714) 210-8000 Now](tel:7142108000)