Protect the Wages You Have Earned with the Top-Rated Vaught Firm, LLC

Dallas attorney Allen Vaught has over 28 years of experience. He has extensive knowledge in employment law including jury and bench trials and arbitrations. Based in Dallas, Allen represents clients throughout most parts of Texas. His law firm focus on unpaid wages and tips including: 

Unpaid overtime pay including: 

- Off-the-clock work, 

- Misclassification of employees as "exempt" from FLSA overtime pay provisions, 

- Independent contractor misclassification, 

- Unpaid travel time, 

- Failure to include bonus pay, hazard pay, retention pay, car allowance, or commissions in overtime wage calculations, and 

- Improper deductions for meal breaks and unpaid short breaks. 

Unpaid tips issues including: 

- Improper tip pooling, 

- Tips being shared with managers, supervisors, or the employer, 

- Tip credit paid employees being charged for uniforms, TABC licenses, food handler licenses, register shortages, or customer orders from their wages or tips, 

-Failure to provide tip credit notice, and 

- Tip theft. 

Allen's employment law firm also represents employees for unpaid last paychecks and retaliation or wrongful termination for making complaints protected by the FLSA or the Texas Nurse Whistleblower Statute.

An AV rating by Martindale-Hubbell signifies that the organization has determined the Dallas attorney has achieved the pinnacle of professional excellence, being recognized for their exceptional skill and integrity. For over 130 years, Martindale-Hubbell has been evaluating attorneys, including those specializing in employment law, for their strong legal ability and high ethical standards through a Peer Review Rating system. This includes assessing areas such as overtime pay, unpaid tips, and unpaid wages.