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Case ID: 3325 | Employment | 04/13/2004
A statewide collective action has been filed in Florida against Melco Electric, Inc. 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.
According to employees, Melco Electric has engaged in a willful and intentional course of action to defraud them of proper overtime compensation. The employees claim that Melco Electric frequently requires them to work well in excess of 40 hours per week. However, according to employees, the company has no provisions in place to properly compensate employees for overtime for hours worked in excess of 40 per week. Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, all hourly "non-exempt" employees are entitled to a minimum of time and a half for all hours worked in excess of 40 per week. "Non-exempt" employees are generally those 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 class action lawsuit has been filed in the Western District Court of Oklahoma against Dungarvin Oklahoma, 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, prejudgment interest, damages, attorney's fees and costs of the litigation. A class action lawsuit has been filed in the Middle District Court of Florida against Win-Dar Construction Company 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, damages, attorney's fees and costs of the litigation. A class action lawsuit has been filed in the Southern District Court of Florida against Palm Aire Resorts Management Corporation. The case involves violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act. 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 Suncoast Moving & Storage Corporation and Paychex Business Solutions, Inc. The action is brought on behalf of all hourly "non-exempt" employees who have not been paid overtime compensation 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 injunctive and declaratory relief. As a collective action, all potential class members must "opt-in" in order to be considered part of the class. The employees have requested that the court issue notice to all potential claimants. A nationwide class action has been filed in Georgia against publishing giant Primedia, Inc. and its subsidiary Haas Publishing Companies, Inc. The action is brought on behalf of all employees who are beyond the age of 40 and have been either terminated from employment, or forced to resign, as a result of age discrimination. The action is brought under the federal Age Discrimination Employment Act and seeks compensatory and statutory damages as well as injunctive and declaratory relief. Southern California Superior Court Judge David Velasquez granted class action certification to a lawsuit filed by three former Verizon telephone directory advertising sales representatives claiming the company unlawfully deducted corporate business losses from their wages between 2000 and 2005. |
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