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Missouri Minimum Wage Increases to $9.45 for 2020, Overtime Rate Increases to $14.18.
Voytas Law, LLC has represented many hourly workers in wage disputes. With the Passage of Proposition B, Missouri’s minimum wage is set to increase to $9.45 per hour in 2020. This makes the minimum overtime rate, where applicable, $14.18. Tipped employees must make $4.73 per hour, plus tips necessary to bring the total compensation to…
Earn Tips? Get Educated, Make Sure you are Getting what you Deserve!
Rick Voytas represented Mr. Robert Pace in a jury trial in 2019. Robert was a worker at a car wash in St. Louis. Rick Voytas won $18,522 in unpaid tips for Robert at trial by using the Fair Labor Standards Act. The Act specifies that only tipped employees, not management, can share in a “tip…
How “Debt Settlement” Companies Make Things Worse.
Frequently, a potential client contacts Voytas Law, LLC with two problems: they have just been sued over credit card or medical debt, and they don’t have any cash to deal with the problem because they decided to pay a “debt settlement” or “debt relief” company months ago to “negotiate” the debt away. While it is…
What if My Employer Will Not Give Me My Last Paycheck? Missouri Statutes 290.110 and 407.913
Voytas Law, LLC represents workers who have not been paid properly. We sometimes encounter employers who fire an employee and thereafter believe that the terminated employee is somehow less deserving of his or her final paycheck. Missouri law provides employees who quit or are fired with some important protections. We are able to use these…
Missouri Minimum Wage and Minimum Overtime Pay Increases for 2018
The Missouri Department of Labor has announced that the new minimum wage for 2018 will be $7.85. You can view the DOL press release here. This increase not only affects regular hours, but also increases the minimum allowable pay for overtime work for qualified employees. There is no “grace period” for this increase. Voytas Law,…
If I Make a Salary, Do I Qualify for Overtime Pay in Missouri? The Answer May be Yes!
Voytas Law, LLC represents workers who have not been paid in accordance with the law. Many times, we hear from people who have been told that they cannot qualify for overtime pay because they receive a salary. For many employees, this is simply not the case. There is a broad category of “salaried” employees who…
How to Dispute a Debt with a Debt Collector?
When you are being pursued by a debt collector, the best time to dispute a debt that you do not agree with is immediately after you get the very first collection letter. The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Section 1692g (found here) requires a debt collector to notify you of certain dispute rights in the…
What if I Get Hurt on the Job in Missouri and Do Not Have Worker’s Compensation?
If you get hurt on the job in Missouri, your employer likely carries workers’ compensation insurance that is supposed to provide for your medical needs in addition to supplying compensation for your injury. However, this begs the question- what do you do if you get hurt at work and your employer does not carry workers’…
Using The Missouri Secretary of State Website to Defeat a Debt Collection Lawsuit
On occasion, we are asked to defend a small business or an individual in a collection lawsuit. One of the most overlooked defenses is embedded in Missouri Supreme Court Rule 55.27(a)(3), the text of which you can read here. If you are being sued for a debt, you need to check to make sure the…