To employees of PricewaterhouseCoopers, KPMG,
Ernst & Young,
and Deloitte & Touche who did not have a CPA license
while employed as on "Associate," “Junior”, "Consultant," or "Senior”:
We believe that accountants and accounting firms, particularly
the Big 4 accounting firms, violate California’s Wage Orders
and the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) by not paying overtime
pay to its unlicensed Associates, Juniors, Consultants, and Seniors.
These positions work on engagement teams in audit, tax, and other
practice lines with licensed CPAs and their work gets extensively
reviewed. The Big 4 accounting firms treat these accounting employees
as salaried exempt. They require high charge hours and longer work
weeks during busy seasons, but they do not pay overtime pay. We
strongly believe this practice violates the law and that PricewaterhouseCoopers,
KPMG, Ernst & Younger, and Deloitte & Touche should be
held accountable.
Presently, we represent a group of Tax Associates, Tax Consultants
and Tax Seniors in the case, Mekhitarian et
al v. Deloitte & Touche.
This case is a class action brought on behalf of unlicensed employees
in Deloitte & Touche’s “Lead Tax Line.” Deloitte's
practices appear to be the industry standard.
No matter where you are located or what type of practice you've
worked in, if you've held these positions without a CPA license,
you likely are entitled to overtime pay. This applies to employees
in any state in America and current or former employees of these
firms.
To learn more, please contact Matthew A. Kaufman, Esq., directly
by Email or telephone
at (818) 990-1999.
