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Case ID: 3020 | Employment | 07/28/2004
A collective action has been filed in Florida against the School Board of Broward County, Florida. 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 board. The action is brought under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act and is seeking back pay, statutory damages, liquidated damages and declaratory relief.
According to employees, the School Board of Broward County, Florida has engaged in a systematic and intentional pattern of disregarding federal law in the manner in which it compensates school workers. The workers who bring this action are paid hourly wages and are not exempt form 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. However, they allege that the School Board did not compensate them for hours worked in excess of 40 weekly. Under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, they are entitled to compensation at a rate of time and a half for all hours beyond 40 they work in a week. The workers assert that the School Board has failed to apprise employees of their rights under the Fair Labor Standards Act and that the School Board has no provisions in effect to properly compensate employees for overtime hours. The workers claim that these violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act are the means in which the School Board has been able to defraud the workers of overtime pay. 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 We still don't know who sent those two letters filled with anthrax that killed two U.S. Postal workers in Washington, D.C. A $100 million class action has been filed against the U.S. Postmaster General John E. 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