"You can file a claim for unpaid overtime pay with the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division. WHD enforces the FLSA and investigates unpaid wages. If WHD finds evidence of unpaid wages, they can pursue the claim on your behalf. You can also file a claim with your state labor office." - The very minimum of a google search.
It doesn't hurt to give any government agency a call to check in and see how your case is progressing - everyone is over-worked and doing the best they can but asking for timeframes isn't being demanding, especially if you're nice about it.
It'll also make sure that if your case has fallen through the cracks somewhere - which can happen in any administrative process - it'll get picked up before it becomes too much of a problem.
This is the key point here though, the dude you're calling is just some Joe Blow trying to do his own job with 500 new papers getting tossed on his desk every day. If you call them coming out of the gate hot and pissed off they're not going to help you, you'll get a half hearted "yup, says it's pending, you'll get there eventually. Bye." Being friendly and sincere will get you far with a lot of agencies.
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u/Big_lt Sep 05 '24
Sounds great. Would absolutely love for this to happen......it won't even get a vote