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Case ID: 2894 | Employment | 11/10/2003
Two collective actions have been filed in Alabama against the Birmingham City Board of Education on behalf of all former and current employees who have worked in excess of 40 hours a week, but who have not been paid overtime by the board. The actions are brought under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act and are seeking back pay and liquidated damages.
According to employees, the City of Birmingham has engaged in a systematic and intentional pattern of disregarding federal law in the manner in which it compensates school workers. These employees are addigned to jobs such as assistant coaches, teacher's assistants, cafeteria workers, custodians, bus drivers, bookkeepers, and maintenance workers. They are paid hourly and are not exempt from overtime compensation under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act. The employees allege that in the normal course of their employment, they commonly work well in excess of 40 hours a week. The employees additionally claim that besides often working beyond eight hours in a normal day, they are frequently called upon for special activities, for which, they claim, they are not compensated. The workers assert that the board has been able to defraud the workers of overtime pay by keeping them misinformed regarding their position. According to the workers, this conduct, which allegedly continues to this day, also tolls all statutes of limitations, allowing claims that may have expired to be brought against the board. This action is a collective action, and therefore potential plaintiffs must opt in to the case. The employees have requested that the court issue notice to all potential claimants. 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 California's labor laws grant its workers protections not found in many other states. The class has been certified in an action filed against Labor Ready, Inc. on behalf of California employees who allege that the company failed to pay them correctly, wrongly withheld sums from their pay, and failed to rovide them with itemized wage statements in violation of California's Unfair Competition Law and Labor Code between February 14, 1997, and the present. Eligible participants do not need to take any action at this time to remain a member of the class. A class action has been filed on behalf of current and former employees of AON Corporation who participated in its AON Savings Plan between November 1, 1998 and the present. The suit alleges that fiduciaries for the plan breached their duties to investors through misrepresentations regarding the financial status of the company, and unsound investments in company stock in violation of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). Loan originators employed by Atlanta based Centex Home Equity Company LLC. have filed a class action lawsuit claiming that the company routinely requires its employees to work hours in excess of 40 per week without receiving overtime. The complaint alleges that this denial of overtime violates the federal Fair Labor Standards Act. The plaintiffs seek an award of the unpaid overtime together with interest, costs and other damages. Writers Guild West (WGAW) furthered its efforts to organize reality TV writers, producers and editors by assisting in the filing of a class action lawsuit against four production companies and four networks. A dozen of the self-described "storytellers" filed the case in Los Angeles Superior Court over alleged violations of California labor law, including failure to pay overtime, denial of meal periods and improper record keeping.
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