Hey Mega.......you said....."The problem is $$ for an attorney tho and my company knows it which is probably why they have the gall to do this in the first place."
You won't need an attorney, you go to The Department Of Labor for the State of Georgia, if the company only does business in Georgia, or to the Federal Department Of Labor if they do business in other states as well, and you FILE A FORMAL GRIEVANCE COMPLAINT.
I had to do that against a company I worked for and not only did they end up getting heavy fines from the State and Federal Governments, I ended up with a really nice 'settlement check' order by the Federal Mediator.
This is what we pay taxes for, if they have violated a State and/or Federal law, you file a formal grievance with the correct governing authority and they do it all!!
Hope that helps.
Love and (((((to all))))),