{"id":2408,"date":"2019-09-16T09:49:05","date_gmt":"2019-09-16T13:49:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fslawfirm.com\/blog\/?p=2408"},"modified":"2019-09-16T09:49:08","modified_gmt":"2019-09-16T13:49:08","slug":"welders-win-6m-in-owed-wages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fslawfirm.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/welders-win-6m-in-owed-wages\/","title":{"rendered":"Welders Win $6M in Owed Wages"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Are you currently working <\/a>in the oil, construction or ship building industry as a welder or other ironworker position? If you are paid a day rate, hourly, per diem or any combination of these methods, you may not be receiving all the wages you are entitled to. Many welders in the energy or construction industry work way over 40 hours per week and often do not have all of their wages factored into the calculation of their overtime rates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A structural steel company in New York recently found the hard way that these violations are actionable. They must now pay $6.25 million dollars in a settlement to resolve claims from welders that they were not properly paid overtime rates and were regularly underpaid. Almost 500 welders and ironworkers that worked at this steel company from 2013 until 2017 stand to benefit from this settlement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fitapelli & Schaffer, LLP frequently represents exploited workers in these industries that are deprived of their hard-earned wages. Positions\nthat may be owed wages include, but are not limited to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n