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Case ID: 2892 | Employment | 07/26/2004
A class action has been filed against the American Red Cross on behalf of all Texas employees, formerly paid by the hour, who have been "re-classified" as salaried employees and thus have been allegedly deprived of proper overtime compensation. The action is brought under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, which regulates all facets of employee compensation, and is seeking damages in the form of back pay for the overtime wages the Red Cross allegedly owes the employees.
This action is brought as the result of what employees call a scheme to intentionally circumvent federal overtime requirements. The employees allege that they were all at one time paid by the hour, so that they were paid overtime compensation for all their hours over 40 a week. However, the employees allege that the Red Cross re-classified them, gave them a title and started to pay them a salary. As salaried employees, they were now not entitled to overtime pay. However, the employees claim that their job duties have not changed. This, the employees assert, amounts to an intentional violation of federal law with the objective being to defraud the employees of wages to which they are entitled. 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 A statewide collective action has been filed in Florida against Running Billboard Corporation. The action is brought on behalf of all current and former hourly employees who were not paid overtime compensation by Running Billboard. The action is brought under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act and seeks statutory and liquidated damages as well as injunctive and declaratory relief. As a collective action, all potential claimants are required to "opt-in" to the case in order to be considered part of the class. The employees have asked the court to issue notice to all potential class members. The complaint alleges that security officers employed by the Florida company were routinely denied overtime pay regardless of how many hours they were required to work. The federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires employers to pay employees overtime of time and one-half the normal rate for all hours in excess of 40 in a single workweek. A 2004 lawsuit that claimed three south Louisiana school systems failed to pay overtime to hundreds of employees may get a second chance at being granted class action status. Attorneys that filed the case originally missed the deadline for certifying the case as a class action and ignored demands to explain why. A class action lawsuit has been filed in the Middle District Court of Florida against Stihl Southeast, Inc. for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) which establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and child labor standards affecting full-time and part-time workers in the private sector and in Federal, State, and local governments. Class members seek unpaid overtime compensation, liquidated damages, attorney's fees and costs of the litigation. A group of 15 United Airlines employees filed a federal lawsuit against the Air Line Pilots Association union for discriminating against nonunion pilots. According to the complaint, the ALPA union hierarchy purposefully and illegally failed to inform nonunion employees of their right to sell future United stock shares issued during the airline's bankruptcy reorganization plan. A corporation's backbone is its workers--surprisingly, many companies don't seem to recognize that fact. The class has been certified in an action filed against defense contractor Raytheon Company and related companies on behalf of all former employees of Raytheon Engineers and Constructors, Inc. who were involuntarily terminated as a result of the sale of Raytheon Engineers to Morrison Knudsen Corporation, which was succeeded by Washington Group. The action alleges that Raytheon Engineers violated the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) by failing to grant severance pay and other benefits to employees under the ERISA-governed severance policy in connection with the stock sale to Morrison Knudsen. |
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