A Texas-based attorney with 13 years of experience, Anastacio Trae Mindiola has managed operations at his Houston law firm since 2011. In this position Anastacio Mindiola practices in a variety of areas, including wage theft.Wage theft is a term used to describe situations in which employees receive lower pay than the law requires or that has been contractually agreed upon. One of the most common forms of wage theft in the states of Texas, New York, California, and Pennsylvania in particular involves employers neglecting to pay time-and-a-half wages to employees who have worked more than 40 hours per week. In these states, attorneys may be able to reclaim lost wages extending as far back as six years. Furthermore, employees may be legally entitled to up to double their lost wages.Other forms of wage theft include failure to issue a final paycheck after an employee is let go or leaves the job, and not paying an employee for the total amount of time worked. Employers paying less than minimum wage can also be charged with wage theft. Failure to pay for services rendered is, of course, the most extreme wage-theft scenario.
Anastacio “Trae” Mindiola has worked as an attorney in the state of Texas since 2005 and as the leader of his own law firm since 2011. In addition to representing clients in personal injury cases and civil cases against insurance companies, Anastacio Mindiola engages with the local legal community as a member of the State Bar of Texas and the Mexican American Bar Association.The Mexican American Bar Association (MABA) was established in 1959 with a mission of educating and professionally empowering the Latino community. The organization maintains a number of resources for both practicing attorneys and law students, including an attorney mentorship program. The MABA Attorney Mentorship Program (AMP) allows student members to discuss a range of topics with accomplished MABA attorneys, from effective bar exam study tips to important insights into establishing a legal career following graduation. Student members are typically paired with practicing attorneys who share similar academic interests and professional goals.Attorney information forms and student information forms can be found online at www.mabaattorneys.com. MABA memberships are free for students.
