Jersey City, New Jersey Overtime Lawyers

In New Jersey and New York, wage and hour laws require companies to pay time-and-a-half of overtime pay to most employees when they worked more than 40 hours in a single workweek. Accordingly, unless you fall within an exempt category, you probably are entitled to time-and-a-half pay when you work overtime hours.

Overtime laws like the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA"), the New Jersey Wage & Hour Act and New York State Labor Law can be complicated. They each include many exceptions and exemptions to the overtime pay requirement. 

As a result, companies often fail to pay employees properly because they mistakenly believe they are exempt. Other companies intentionally ignore their obligations to pay time-and-a-half to save money, at the expense of the employees they are stealing it from. But, whether or not it is intentional, it is a violation of the law to fail to pay a non-exempt employee overtime pay in both New York and New Jersey.

Our New Jersey overtime pay attorneys are experienced at representing employees. We can help determine whether you are entitled to overtime pay, calculate your damages, and fight to obtain the money you earned.

We not only represent individuals and small groups of employees, but we also handle class actions involving overtime claims. Please call us at (201) 777-2250 or contact us online to discuss your legal claim.

The City of Jersey City was settled in the 1600’s and was officially incorporated as a city on January 28, 1820. It is the second most populous city in the state after Newark, with over 290,000 residents as of the 2020 census.

During the 1900’s, Jersey City was a major destination point of the Underground Railroad. Jackie Robinson made his professional baseball debut for the Montreal Royals in Jersey City on April 18, 1946, marking the first time an African American baseball player played in a AAA minor league game. 

Many large banks, including Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase and Citigroup have offices in Jersey City. Likewise, a number of brokerage firms including Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley and Fidelity Investments have offices in Jersey City. In fact, Goldman Sachs has its corporate headquarters here. Jersey City also is home to New Jersey City University, Liberty Park and Liberty Science Center, and is a launching point for ferries to Liberty Island and Ellis Island.

To reach our employment law firm from Jersey City, you can take Routes 1 and 9 North to Route 3 West. Keep right at the fork and follow the signs for the New Jersey Turnpike.  Merge not Route 495 West, and then take the exit for I-95 North toward I-8.  You will then take Route 80 West until you reach Exit 62, which you will take toward the Garden State Parkway North.  Continue on the Parkway to Exit 172.  At the exit, turn left onto West Grand Avenue, and then right onto Chestnut Ridge Road.  You will find our office at 135 Chestnut Ridge Road, in Montvale, New Jersey, which will come up quickly on your right. Our office in in Suite 230.

To schedule a consultation with one of our New Jersey overtime lawyers, please call Rabner Baumgart Ben-Asher & Nirenberg, P.C. at (201) 777-2250. For your convenience, we conduct consultations and other meetings in person, by telephone, and via Zoom.

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