What Unpaid Wage / Overtime Claims Can Be Brought
Recovering Comp Time

"Comp time" is a phrase used by many employers. It generally refers to allowing someone to take off time at a later date for working long hours in other periods. However, the FLSA does not provide "comp time" for non-government employers. This means that if you have ever gotten comp time, you have probably not been paid properly.

The FLSA requires that nonexempt employees get paid for all hours they work in a work week (a 7-day period). Employers generally are not allowed to "bank" time for employees to use at a later time. Therefore, if you work 45 hours in a week and your employer has only paid you for 40 hours while "banking" the other 5 hours, you have not been paid correctly. Over the course of a year, this underpayment can be thousands of dollars depending on how many comp time hours you accumulate.

If you have been getting "comp time" instead of overtime pay and would like discuss this matter with a lawyer, please call us or fill out our questionnaire and we will call you.