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Case ID: 2983 | Employment | 07/27/2004
A collective action has been filed in South Carolina against the Berkeley County School District. The action is brought 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 school district. The action is brought under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act and is seeking back pay as damages.
According to employees, the Berkeley County School District has engaged in a systematic and intentional pattern of disregarding federal law in the manner in which it compensates school workers. These workers perform 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, which they allege they are not compensated for. The workers assert that the school district has kept them intentionally misinformed regarding their positions, and this is how the district has been able to defraud the workers of overtime pay. According to the workers, these actions, which allegedly continue to this day, also toll all statutes of limitations, allowing claims that may have expired to be brought against the district. 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 More than 20,000 retired Oregon public employees would be protected from having to reimburse the state pension fund for past "overpayments" into their pension accounts, under a class-action lawsuit. The suit challenges a recent decision by the Public Employees Retirement System Board to recoup the money from the retirees by making reductions in their monthly checks.
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