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Case ID: 4629 | Employment | 03/15/2006
International Business Machines Corporation, (IBM) faces a lawsuit that was filed in federal court for allegedly not paying overtime to tens of thousands of rank-and-file employees.
The suit was filed in U.S. District Court on behalf of three current and former workers, and seeks class action status to represent computer installers and maintenance workers for IBM throughout the United States. "They were forced to work overtime without being paid in a manner that is required by the state and federal laws," said the attorney for the plaintiffs. Employees allege they were forced to work more than 40 hours a week, and were called in on weekends without getting overtime pay. Lawyers said they are seeking millions of dollars in back pay for employees of the world's biggest technology services provider based in New York. The suit seeks compensation for the past four years for affected current and former IBM workers in California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota and New Jersey. IBM employs over 300,000 workers. The proposed class action suit includes tens of thousand of systems administrators, network technicians and other technical staff throughout the U.S. "This case could result in one of the largest class action lawsuits in history, both in numbers of employees and total damages, ever filed against a corporation for failure to pay overtime wages," said an attorney from one of eight law firms representing the plaintiffs. 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 The International Brotherhood of Teamsters filed a class-action lawsuit alleging that Nashville's Middle Metro Police department has neglected the police officers' pension fund by going six years without a performance audit to show how investments have performed. A class action lawsuit has been filed in the District Court of New Jersey against Clement-Pappas Company, Inc., a New Jersey based wholesaler, for violations of the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Class members seek a declaratory judgment that the defendant's policies and practices violate the law, seek reinstatement, damages for lost income and benefits, compensation for emotional distress, anguish and humiliation, punitive and other damages, and attorneys' fees and costs. Music retailer Guitar Center Inc. has reached a preliminary agreement to settle two purported class action lawsuits filed by hourly store employees in California. The suits alleged, among other things, that the company improperly documented and enforced break-time and lunchtime periods for the workers. A statewide collective action has been filed in Florida against Nical of Palm Beach. The action is brought on behalf of all current and former "field supervisors", who since May 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. Federal law prohibits sexual harassment in the workplace. A class action has been filed against business consulting service International Profit Associates, Inc. on behalf of current and former female employees who allege that they were her arrest sexually on the job in violation of federal civil rights laws. A statewide collective action has been filed in Massachusetts against the Town of Agawam and the Agawam Police Department. The action is brought on behalf of all Agawam police officers who have not been paid proper overtime compensation for all hours worked in excess of 40 per week. The action is brought under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act and seeks statutory damages, liquidated damages and injunctive and declaratory relief. As a collective action, all potential claimants are required to "opt-in" to the case in order to be considered a part
of the class. The officers have requested that the court issue notice to all potential claimants.
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