Resources for Private Sector Employees
McGillivary Steele Elkin LLP has recovered millions of dollars on behalf of private sector workers who work in a variety of different jobs – from auto mechanics to waitresses to production line workers in meat packing plants across the country. We have been serving workers in both the private and public sector for over 50 years and have significant experience winning a wide variety of wage and hour cases on their behalf.
Unlike the public sector, private sector employee pay rates are not enforceable by government statues and in non-union workplaces the employer can have a lot of power in determining how their workers are paid. They don’t have to follow any sort of pay chart as government employees do and there are generally less protections for private sector workers.
Since private sector workers are subject to greater employer decision-making and oversight, it is extremely important to know your rights as a worker and to know when you aren’t being paid correctly under the law. Some employers will attempt to manipulate employees pay to avoid compliance with federal and state statutes regarding overtime or minimum wage laws.
Our lawyers have handled many cases on behalf of private sector workers and have provided resources for the industries in which we have seen the greatest number of wage and hour violations:
