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Staffing Company Pays $9.3 Million for Overtime Pay in Pennsylvania A staffing company in Philadelphia has agreed to a judgment requiring them to pay $9.3 million in back wages and overtime pay in Pennsylvania to 1,756 employees and former employees. The staffing company hired workers who were sent to staff jobs in various healthcare-related industries in and around Philadelphia. In many cases, the staffing company simply refused to compensate employees and pay overtime when a worker exceeded 40 hours in a given work week. There are many lessons from the case that employees should know. The first lesson is, if your employer says you are an "independent contractor" and not entitled to overtime pay and other rights as a worker, do NOT take their word for it. Misclassifying a worker as an independent contractor is one of the most common ways that employers cheat workers out of their overtime pay and other benefits. The second lesson is: employees are entitled to their overtime pay and employers cannot "escape" their responsibilities to pay overtime by paying an employee a salary or claiming an employee is salary-exempt . Employers must pay their employees overtime when the employees work more than 40 hours in a workweek. The solution is to consult top-tier pro-employee lawyers and bring wage and hour claims. It may take some time, but you WILL get your back pay and liquidated damages. If you think this has happened -- or is happening -- to you, call us here at Herrmann Law.