The Law Offices of
Joseph M. Lovretovich
Los Angeles County Office
5941 Variel Avenue
Woodland Hills CA 91367
LA Office Location Information
Phone: 818-
Fax 818-
Orange County Office
2140 W Chapman Avenue
Orange, CA 92868
Phone: 714-
Language Services Available
KEY PRACTICE AREAS
The Law Offices of Joseph M. Lovretovich is located in Woodland Hills, Ca, and serves all of California, including Los Angeles and the Southern California communities of the San Fernando Valley, Santa Clarita Valley and Antelope Valley. We represent clients from the cities of Thousand Oaks, Bakersfield, Woodland Hills, Encino, Chatsworth, Van Nuys, Simi Valley, Northridge, Valencia, Santa Clarita, Palmdale, Lancaster, Anaheim, and Irvine as well as the counties of Los Angeles, Ventura, Kern, Riverside, San Bernardino, Orange and San Diego.
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Misclassification - Overtime Pay
You deserve to be paid for time worked.
California Employee Misclassification Attorney
At the Law Offices of Joseph M. Lovretovich, our employment lawyers represent individuals in misclassification disputes. You have a right to adequate compensation from your employer. Protect that right by hiring an experienced attorney for your case. Our firm has more than 30 years of experience working with clients in Southern California. We will provide honest advice about your situation and your options for obtaining the compensation that you deserve.
Exempt and Non-Exempt Employees
Many employers work under the misguided notion that salaried employees are not entitled to overtime. Just because you are a salaried employee does not mean you are not entitled to overtime. Whether you are entitled to overtime depends on the type of work you do, not the job title you are given or how you are paid (a salary vs. hourly).
If you have been classified as a manager, you rightly should expect to perform the duties of a manager — making decisions and overseeing the work of employees working under you. If you are classified as a manager and your primary duties consist of stocking shelves, ringing up cash registers and similar tasks, you may have a misclassification claim.
Since managers can be classified as "exempt," or not eligible for overtime, employers
will give some employees the title of manager simply to avoid paying overtime. If
you are an exempt employee being required to perform the duties of a non-
Independent Contractor Claims
At the Law Offices of Joseph M. Lovretovich, our lawyers have extensive experience in handling employment disputes. Such employment disputes consist of overtime claims and wage and hour law violations, including violations resulting from the improper classification of employees as independent contractors or as salaried exempt employees. Our wage and hour law and overtime violations representation extends to clients throughout Los Angeles, Orange County and California.
Contact an Employment Law Attorney
Misclassification of workers is becoming such a problem that the federal government
has recently begun vigorously enforcing laws that address this issue. But the government
cannot prevent all employee misclassifications. If your company has labeled you a
manager or independent contractor, but you believe you really are an employee, then
contact the Law Offices of Joseph M. Lovretovich. Call our Woodland Hills office
at 818-
We also have Korean, Russian, and Spanish translation services available.
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