Representative recoveries and the trial record behind them.
I have recovered millions of dollars in unpaid wages and liquidated damages for workers across the country, including a $1.2 million settlement in the District of New Mexico, and have tried FLSA cases to verdict in five federal districts and two arbitration forums. Past results do not guarantee similar outcomes. Each case is evaluated on its own facts.
Most lawyers who advertise themselves as FLSA attorneys have never tried one. Welmaker Law has trial wins in five federal districts and two arbitration forums.
Welmaker Law has recovered millions of dollars in unpaid wages and liquidated damages for workers across the United States. Cases range from individual misclassification matters to multi-plaintiff collective actions.
The Fair Labor Standards Act is calibrated to make individual workers and small groups whole. A great FLSA recovery is one where the worker collects every dollar owed, plus liquidated damages, in a reasonable timeframe. The size of the headline isn't the point. The recovery-to-claim ratio is the point.
A defendant who understands its exposure usually pays. The math, the documentary record, and the prospect of a federal trial drive that. Most employers prefer to resolve a wage and hour case quickly rather than litigate it for years. That's good for workers.
Welmaker Law has tried FLSA cases to verdict in federal courts and arbitration forums in Texas, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. The trial record matters because it's leverage in every case that doesn't go to trial. Defendants take settlement seriously when the lawyer across the table actually goes to court.
The first conversation is free. There's no obligation, and you don't need to bring a stack of documents. Bring whatever you have, and I'll tell you what I think. I work on a contingency fee basis. If there is no recovery, you pay nothing, not even the costs.
