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Case ID: 2638 | Employment | 08/19/2003
The class has been certified in a class action filed against Government Employees Insurance Company, commonly known as GEICO, on behalf of all current and former hourly paid, telephone-dedicated employees who worked in GEICO's call centers between March 25, 2000, and the present. The action alleges that the company fails to pay its workers overtime as required by the federal Fair Labor Standards Act. To participate in the action, class members must opt in no later than August 21, 2003.
The class is specifically made up of all current and former hourly paid, telephone-dedicated employees who worked in GEICO's call centers as Sales Associates, Customer Service Representatives, Direct Handlers, Billing Associates, or PBX employees during the stated period. This includes all hourly paid, telephone-dedicated employees in the sales, customer service, claims, billing, or PBX departments, regardless of precise job title. The action seeks compensatory damages in an amount equal to the amount of workers' unpaid overtime, plus an equal amount in liquidated damages as allowed by the Fair Labor Standards Act. The action alleges that telephone-dedicated workers don't get paid for 30-40 minutes of overtime each day--time that allegedly adds up to as much as $465,000 per week. Those minutes are allegedly lost because employees at the GEICO call centers are paid according to their shift times or phone log times as opposed to when they actually get to work and start doing work tasks. The potential class has approximately 21,000 members, and covers all employees at GEICO's 10 calling centers, among others. In addition to the federal case, a class action has been filed against GEICO in California. That action alleges that GEICO failed to pay wages in accordance with California law for GEICO employees who worked in California from May 5, 1999, to the present. The violations alleged in the California action are not limited to overtime claims because California law provides for more favorable remedies for California residents. In an important development in the federal case, GEICO has agreed to not release the names of those who join the action to its regional office employees. This means that supervisors and other management will not be alerted when GEICO employees join the case. Additionally, GEICO has instructed its field office employees to refrain from discussing the case with class members. At Lawcash.com, it is our goal to keep you informed about important legal cases, class actions and settlements. Our lawyers offer free legal evaluations in tort cases, class actions, personal injury, and other lawsuits because we are dedicated to helping you resolve your legal complaints. Other Employment Cases of Interest Federal labor law states that many “managers” don’t get paid overtime even if they work more than 40 hours in a normal workweek—many corporations have used the law as a loophole to avoid paying overtime to normal hourly employees. A class action has been filed against information technology consulting firm Computer Sciences Corporation on behalf of systems administrators and technical staffers who allege that the company fails to pay them overtime, in violation of the federal Fair Standards Labor Act. Qualified employees should join the action as soon as possible to prevent forfeiture of benefits because of the operation of federal statutory deadlines. The parties have reached a $51 million settlement in a class action filed against former WorldCom, Inc., Chief Executive Officer Bernard Ebbers and 18 ex-WorldCom officials on behalf of employees who lost hundreds of millions of dollars when the long-distance telephone company collapsed. The action alleged that the officials violated the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act by obtaining and retaining WorldCom stock in the company's 401(k) plans even though they knew of WorldCom's financial problems. Persons eligible to take part in the settlement should contact the attorneys for the class for more information. A class action has been filed against Cadillac Cleaners, Inc., a dry cleaner in Texas, and Steve Miller alleging violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) by failing to pay their employees at time and one half their regular rates for hours worked in excess of forty (40) per week. The class members seek to recover unpaid overtime wages, as well as attorney’s fees and costs. If a store manager tells you that you need to work before or after you actually clock in, chances are that he may be breaking the law. A class action has been filed against Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. on behalf of current and former Wal-Mart and Sam's Club employees in Minnesota who allege that the company has refused to pay them overtime and for meal and rest breaks since 1998 in violation of state labor laws.
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