{"id":13209,"date":"2019-02-26T11:42:54","date_gmt":"2019-02-26T16:42:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dfwcounsel.com\/?p=13209"},"modified":"2020-11-12T12:25:21","modified_gmt":"2020-11-12T17:25:21","slug":"texas-overtime-laws-what-you-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dfwcounsel.com\/texas-overtime-laws-what-you-need-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Overtime Laws &#8211; What You Need to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>What are the Texas Overtime Laws?<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13341 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/dfwcounsel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/texas-state-capitol-4066441_1920-400x281.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dfwcounsel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/texas-state-capitol-4066441_1920-400x281.jpg 400w, https:\/\/dfwcounsel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/texas-state-capitol-4066441_1920-768x540.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dfwcounsel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/texas-state-capitol-4066441_1920-1024x721.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dfwcounsel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/texas-state-capitol-4066441_1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/h2>\n<p>I get calls all the time from people wanting to know more about the overtime laws in Texas.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>The answer is both simple and complex &#8211; Texas does not have its own laws on overtime pay.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Instead, federal laws govern overtime in Texas.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>The primary federal statute on overtime pay is the Fair Labor Standards Act, or FLSA.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>As a general matter, the FLSA requires that employers pay their employees time and a half for hours an employee works in excess of a 40-hour workweek.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>However, some employees are \u201cexempt\u201d from overtime pay because of their job duties.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Most lower-level workers and\/or those who primarily perform manual labor will not be found to be exempt and are almost always owed overtime pay. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Common Violations of Overtime Laws in Texas<\/h2>\n<p>Some common violations of the overtime laws in Texas are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Workers paid a salary;<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Workers paid a day rate;<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Workers paid a flat hourly rate;<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Workers classified as independent contractors and denied overtime. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Wage theft by employers is a serious problem in Texas and, more generally, across the country.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>A study by the Department of Labor in California and New York alone found an estimated $1.6 billion\u2013$2.5 billion in wage theft from employees over the course of a full year. Given that the combined population of California and New York is 18.5 percent of the U.S. total, it is reasonable to estimate that employees nationwide are losing at least $8.6 billion a year, and as much as $13.8 billion a year, in overtime violations. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>How Long Do You Have to Sue for Unpaid Overtime?<\/h2>\n<p>The overtime laws that apply in Texas only allow a worker to go back three years from the date a lawsuit is filed, so it is critical that anyone with questions about overtime pay learn of their rights as soon as possible.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>If you have worked more than 40 hours a week on a regular basis at any point in the past three years and have not been paid overtime, you should consult with an experienced overtime attorney to determine whether you have a claim for unpaid overtime. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>My name is Josh Borsellino.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>I am an experienced overtime attorney who has filed more than fifty overtime lawsuits and represented hundreds of workers for overtime pay claims in the past six years all over Texas and beyond.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>If you or a family member or friend has questions about overtime pay, call me at 817.908.9861 or 432.242.7118\u00a0or email him by clicking this <a href=\"mailto:josh@dfwcounsel.com?subject=Overtime%20Inquiry\">link\u00a0<\/a>for a free consultation, or complete this free online <a href=\"https:\/\/dfwcounsel.com\/contact\/\">form<\/a>. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What are the Texas Overtime Laws? I get calls all the time from people wanting to know more about the overtime laws in Texas.\u00a0 The answer is both simple and complex &#8211; Texas does not have its own laws on overtime pay.\u00a0 Instead, federal laws govern overtime in Texas.\u00a0 The primary federal statute on overtime&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3895,3896,3897],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dfwcounsel.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13209"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dfwcounsel.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dfwcounsel.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dfwcounsel.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dfwcounsel.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13209"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dfwcounsel.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13209\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dfwcounsel.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13209"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dfwcounsel.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13209"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dfwcounsel.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13209"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}