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Houston Employee Wage and Benefit Attorney
Texas Employment Lawyers
The Debes Law Firm focuses on representing employees whose employers have violated laws and regulations that govern the employee/employer relationship.
Does your employer refuse to pay you minimum wage or overtime pay you have earned? Are you required to share your tips with workers who don't directly serve the customer? Please contact our Texas employment lawyers for a free consultation and case evaluation.
To learn more about wage and benefit law, please review the general information below or visit our overtime pay disputes and tip pool violations practice pages.
Wages and Benefits - An Overview
The laws and regulations that govern wages and benefits in employment are complicated and difficult to understand, often involving federal, state and even local requirements. An employment law attorney can help you cut through the confusion and clarify your rights.
Wages
Originally designed to curb oppressive working hours and decrease poverty among Depression-era workers, the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) is still today the main federal legislation regulating minimum wage and overtime pay. Each state also has its own wage-and-hour laws that sometimes provide added advantage and protection to workers.
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Wages and Overtime
We go to work every day to earn money to support ourselves and our families. Monetary compensation influences heavily which jobs we pick, whether we work or retire and where we live. Federal and state governments have enacted many laws to protect your interest in receiving fair pay for your hard work. An experienced employment law attorney can help you take advantage of the protections offered by those laws.
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Family and Medical Leave
The federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is a law that allows certain employees to take extended time off for particular family or medical needs. Additional leave may be available through more generous state laws, collective-bargaining agreements or employer-provided leave programs. An employee rights lawyer can advise you of your particular entitlement to family or medical leave.
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Domestic-Partner Benefits
Increasingly employers are offering to their unmarried employees in domestic partnerships the same or similar benefits as those provided to married couples. Usually the employer's offer of domestic-partner benefits is voluntary, but sometimes these benefits are required by law. An experienced employment law attorney can answer your questions about domestic-partner benefits.
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Military Leave
US military personnel, including reservists and members of the National Guard, are often called for tours of duty or periods of training during which they must leave their civilian jobs. This raises issues of re-employment and continuation of medical coverage and other employment benefits. An attorney with experience in employment law at our firm can advise you about your employment rights as a member of the armed services.
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