On March 20, 2014, the overtime lawyers at Dunham & Jones, P.C. filed suit in Federal Court in the Western District of Texas, Austin Division against Teji’s LLC and Lakhmir Singh, Individually, on behalf of former employee Elizabeth Raimondi, alleging both minimum wage and overtime violations. Teji’s LLC operates several restaurants in Austin, Texas under the name Teji’s Indian Restaurant and Grocery.
Ms. Raimondi was a manager who was paid on an hourly basis. Surprisingly, Defendants classified Raimondi as an independent contractor, in spite of the fact that she met none of the tests for being an independent contractor. In addition to denying employees overtime, wrongfully classifying employees as independent contractors causes employees to pay more in taxes at the end of the year.
Raimondi filed suit under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) alleging that she frequently worked more than 40 hours per week, but was never paid time and one half for these hours.
If you or someone you know worked for Teji’s Indian Restaurant and have a question about your entitlement to overtime, contact Doug Welmaker at Dunham & Jones, PC, at 1-800-344-4444 today.
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