Koz Law, P.A. - Wage and Overtime Law Firm - Fort Lauderdale, FL

Dedicated Wage and Overtime Law Firm in Fort Lauderdale

Working hard every day only to have your rightful wages withheld or miscalculated is a profound injustice. Situated at 800 E Cypress Creek Road in Fort Lauderdale, Koz Law, P.A. - Wage and Overtime Law Firm focuses almost exclusively on enforcing worker compensation laws throughout Florida. Founding attorney Elliot Kozolchyk earned his Juris Doctor from Temple University Beasley School of Law and has practiced labor and employment litigation for over fifteen years. Having litigated more than seven hundred federal wage cases and achieved exceptional success before juries, attorney Kozolchyk brings sharp analytical skill and tenacious courtroom presence to every matter. When employers violate statutory wage rights and employees need a lawyer urgently, Koz Law, P.A. acts swiftly to hold companies fully accountable.

Recovering Unpaid Overtime and Minimum Wages Under the FLSA

Federal law under the Fair Labor Standards Act establishes clear protections requiring employers to pay non-exempt employees one and a half times their regular hourly rate for all hours worked over forty in a given workweek. Despite these explicit mandates, companies frequently utilize deceptive practices to avoid paying proper overtime, including misclassifying hourly workers as exempt salaried personnel, demanding off-the-clock duties, or docking pay for uninterrupted meal breaks that workers never actually received. Under federal and Florida statutes, aggrieved workers may be entitled to recover double the unpaid wages in liquidated damages, spanning up to three years of employment. For workers ready to hire an attorney to recover stolen wages, Koz Law, P.A. constructs compelling evidentiary records that force employers to compensate their staff properly.

Broad Scope of Employee Pay Dispute Litigation

Wage violations can take many deceptive forms across different industries, from restaurant and hospitality settings to construction, transportation, and health care businesses. Koz Law, P.A. handles comprehensive wage and hour disputes across multiple essential practice areas:

• Unpaid overtime compensation: Recovering time-and-a-half pay for hours worked over forty in a workweek, going back up to three years.
• Independent contractor misclassification: Reclassifying mislabeled 1099 independent contractors as statutory employees to recover lost benefits and overtime.
• Unpaid commissions and bonuses: Pursuing contractually earned commissions and performance bonuses, plus statutory penalties under Florida law.
• Tip theft and tip pool violations: Representing servers, bartenders, and hospitality staff whose tips were illegally shared with managers or withheld.
• Off-the-clock work recovery: Securing pay for pre-shift prep, post-shift closing duties, mandatory training, and uncompensated travel time.
• Wage retaliation and wrongful termination: Prosecuting employers who terminate, demote, or harass workers for demanding their legally entitled pay.

Contingency Representation and Dedicated Bilingual Advocacy

At Koz Law, P.A., justice is never out of financial reach for mistreated workers. The firm operates strictly on a contingency-fee model, which means clients owe no upfront expenses and pay nothing unless a recovery is achieved through settlement or trial verdict. Under the FLSA, wrongful employers are required to pay the employee's attorney fees and litigation costs upon prevailing, maximizing the financial recovery for the worker. The firm provides complete bilingual services in English and Spanish, ensuring every client receives personalized attention and thorough explanations at every stage. If your employer owes you earned compensation and you need to find a lawyer who will fight aggressively for your pay, Koz Law, P.A. offers free consultations to evaluate your case.