Are You An Employee?
The Fair Labor Standards Act is intended to protect the rights of employees and to regulate employers. Originally introduced in 1938, the FLSA has undergone changes and amendments to recognize the changing needs of laborers and employees in each time’s economic circumstances. In order for the FLSA to extend protection and rights a laborer must be appropriately recognized as an employee of a business.
Defending your status as an employee and thereby securing your overtime pay and minimum wage rights is a crucial step for getting the money you have earned from your employer. For skilled and experienced legal defense of your rights as an employee, please contact the Washington, D.C., FLSA attorneys of Tycko & Zavareei, LLP, by calling 202-973-0900 today.
Determine Your Employee Status
Occasionally, an employer may designate laborers as independent contractors instead of employees to shirk their duty to properly pay for work or protect the rights of employees. This can result in damaging losses for hard-working laborers and a misappropriation of taxes. There are many factors that have been acknowledged by courts concerning what defines an employee.
- The permanence of the business relationship
- The amount of control enacted by the hirer
- Competitive, open-market nature of the employment
- The structure and nature of the business interactions
It may be possible that you are being paid as an independent contractor, but you are a functional employee deserving of greater rights and protection.
Contact Us
For more information if you suspect that you may have been granted an intentionally inappropriate employment status, contact the Washington, D.C., FLSA attorneys of Tycko & Zavareei, LLP, by calling 202-973-0900.
