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Case ID: 3326 | Employment | 04/13/2004
A class action has been filed against the United States Postal Service on behalf of employees who allege that the Service systematically and purposefully altered their electronic timeslips to avoid paying them overtime, in violation of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, the Racketeer Influenced Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), and the Privacy Act of 1974. The action seeks unspecified compensatory and punitive damages. Qualified employees should join the action as soon as possible to prevent forfeiture of benefits because of the operation of federal statutory deadlines.
The action alleges that, because of the alterations, the employees have been paid significantly less than the salary they should have been paid for the work they did on behalf of the USPS. Supervisors allegedly made deletions on regular and overtime hours, impacting letter carriers, rural route letter carriers, mail handlers, window clerks, drivers and other employees. The number of plaintiffs may ultimately increase to over 200,000 nationwide. Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, employees are generally not entitled to their lost overtime pay for hours they worked more than two, or in some cases three, years earlier than the filing date of the action that seeks repayment of the lost overtime pay. 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 Federal civil rights laws prohibit employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin. The parties have reached a settlement apparently valued at $1.5 million in an administrative action filed against the U.S. Department of Agriculture on behalf of Asian and Pacific Islander workers who allege that they were passed over or demoted after they filed discrimination complaints, in violation of their civil rights. Decker College in Louisville, Kentucky, already under federal and state investigation, has been sued by a laid-off financial aid officer who says the school owes her $2,000 for work performed and benefits and who is seeking class-action status for her lawsuit. A statewide collective action has been filed in Florida against The Wachovia Corporation and Wachovia Mortgage Corporation. The action is brought on behalf of all current and former employees, who since April 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 nationwide class action has been filed against banking giant Bank One Corporation alleging that the company mismanaged its employees' 401k accounts. The action is brought under the federal ERISA statute on behalf of all Bank One employees who, between March 22, 2002, and the present, participated in the company's 401k retirement plan and whose investments in the plan included Bank One stock or mutual funds.
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