Can I sue my former client for OT Wages
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Can I sue my former client for OT Wages
The contract I had with my previous client stated that neither party could terminate the agreement without 30 days notice. My client did, in fact, terminate the agreement last week with no notice. I worked as a consultant on an hourly basis and I average 65 billing hours per week. As such, I invoiced the 30 days at that rate and the client has asked that I reduce it to a 40 hour week basis. Had they simply given me notice, I would be working the next 30 days on a 65-hour week basis. So is it not just that I invoice them based on that? After all, they broke the agreement.
Asked on April 2, 2018 under Business Law, West Virginia
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 6 years ago | Contributor
If you were an independent contractor (not an employee), you have to be paid as per the terms of the contract. If the agreement stated you were paid hourly, they had to pay you for all hours worked (on the other hand, if it capped you to 40 hours per week, that's all they would have to pay). If it stated they could not terminate it when or how they did, then you could sue for the money you would make under it under until such time as could or would be properly terminated. Etc. As a CONTRACTor, you can enforce the plain terms of the contract against them; you would do via a breach of contract lawsuit.
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