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Case ID: 3895 | Employment | 11/02/2004
A class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of hourly workers employed at Coca Cola Enterprises, Inc. The suit alleges that the company routinely denied overtime pay to employees who had worked hours in excess of 40 per week. The workers are seeking back overtime pay and other damages.
Coca Cola Enterprises, Inc., is alleged to have routinely denied overtime to non exempt hourly workers at the company, notwithstanding the fact that these workers routinely worked more than 40 hours in a given week. Under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) employers are required to pay overtime pay of 1.5 times the regular rate to hourly employees for any hours worked in excess of 40 per week. The workers seek back overtime pay plus liquidated damages for each worker included in the class. 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 law protects persons from discrimination based on their race, color, and ethnicity. A class action has been filed against Union Pacific Railroad Company on behalf of African Americans applied for a job between July 18, 2000, and the present. The action alleges that the railroad's hiring policies, practices, and procedures for jobs not governed by a collective bargaining agreement allow discrimination. Carnival Corporation agreed to pay $6.25 million to settle a class action filed against it by seafaring workers who said Carnival failed to pay full wages, including overtime, attorneys for the workers said. A class action lawsuit has been filed in United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida against Fire of Brazil III. 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 purported class action lawsuit had been filed in the Northern District Court of Indiana against Indiana based retailer Homier Distributing Company, Inc., DBA Homier Mobile Merchants, for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Class members sought unpaid overtime compensation, costs and attorney’s fees.
Wal-Mart faces yet another lawsuit filed by employees, this time lawyers claim that retail giant Wal-Mart has broken Massachusetts law more than 1 (m) million times by shortchanging workers. 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. |
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