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Case ID: 2985 | Employment | 07/27/2004
A collective action has been filed in South Carolina against the School District of Oconee County. 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 School District of Oconee County 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 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 U.S. District Court Judge Arthur Tarnow granted class action status to a lawsuit filed by Ford UAW retirees. The lawsuit seeks to approve the landmark health care deal that the union and automaker approved by a razor-thin margin late last year. Under the agreement, retired autoworkers would start paying monthly contributions, annual deductibles and co-payments for some medical services up to a maximum of $370 a year for individuals and $752 for a family. Currently these fees are not paid by employees. A class action lawsuit has been filed in the Southern District Court of Florida against Southpoint Condominium Association, Inc. The case involves violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act 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. No additional information about the substance of the allegations is available at this time. Classactionamerica.com will monitor this case and provide additional details as soon as they become available. A statewide collective action has been filed in Florida against DDS Restaurant Corporation, Inc, who operate as Bagel Twins. The action is brought on behalf of all current and former employees, who since March 2001, were not paid proper statutory overtime for all hours worked beyond 40 per week. The action is brought under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act and seeks statutory and liquidated damages as well as declaratory and injunctive relief. As a collective action, all potential claimants are required to "opt-in" to the action in order to be considered part of the class. The employees have requested that the court issue notice to all potential class members. A class action lawsuit has been filed in Southern District Court of Florida against the Tribune Company of Chicago. The case involves violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act 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. No additional information about the substance of the allegations is available at this time. Classactionamerica.com will monitor this case and provide additional details as soon as they become available. A class action lawsuit has been filed in United States District Court against International Coffee and Tea, LLC. The case involves violations of federal labor law. No additional information about the substance of the allegations is available at this time. Classactionamerica.com will monitor this case and provide additional details as soon as they become available. A class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of employees of Novastar Mortgage Company. The suit alleges that the company routinely denied overtime pay to loan originators who qualified as hourly employees and who had worked hours in excess of 40 per week. The workers are seeking back overtime pay and other damages. |
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