Mortgage Company Required Overtime But Refused to Pay for It, Lawsuit Claims |
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Loan originators employed by Atlanta based Centex Home Equity Company LLC. have filed a class action lawsuit claiming that the company routinely requires its employees to work hours in excess of 40 per week without receiving overtime. The complaint alleges that this denial of overtime violates the federal Fair Labor Standards Act. The plaintiffs seek an award of the unpaid overtime together with interest, costs and other damages.
Under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act employers are required to pay all non exempt employees time and one half for all hours worked in excess of 40 per week.
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