Lane Pivonka v Board of County Commissioners of Johnson County, Kansas
Employees of Commissioners Office Sue for OT Compensation
A class action lawsuit has been filed in the District Court of Kansas against the Board of County Commissioners of Johnson County, Kansas 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 to recover unpaid overtime compensation, liquidated damages, attorney's fees and costs.
Specifically, the complaint alleges that the plaintiff worked for the defendant from 2001 to the present. She was routinely required to work an average of fifty-six (56) hours per week totaling 2,912 hours worked per year without receiving overtime pay for approximately 832 hours per year.
