Plaintiffs v First Student, Inc.
Plaintiffs File Class Action Against First Student, Inc. Alleging Violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act and State Laws
The Lawsuit Claims That Bus Drivers and Dispatchers at First Student, Inc.'s Terminal in Little Rock, Arkansas Are Forced to Work 'Off-The-Clock' and Without Overtime Pay
A class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of bus drivers and dispatchers employed by First Student, Inc. at its terminal in Little Rock, Arkansas. The lawsuit, Douglas, et al. v. First Student, Inc., Civil Action No. 4:09-cv-00652, was filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas, on behalf of "all persons employed by First Student, Inc. as drivers and/or dispatchers at its terminal in Little Rock, Arkansas at any time from August 1, 2006 to the present."
The lawsuit claims that First Student, Inc. violated the federal Fair Labor Standards Act and Arkansas state laws by failing to pay its bus drivers and dispatchers for all hours and overtime worked. For example, the Complaint alleges that drivers are paid for two and a half hours for their morning route and two and a half hours for their afternoon route regardless of how many hours it actually takes them to complete their routes and complete other work associated with their routes such as pre-trip and post-trip inspections. Similarly, the bus drivers allege that they are not paid for all of their work time for field trips and athletic events. First Student, Inc.'s website states that it maintains a fleet of more than 60,000 school buses and 68,000 drivers nationwide.
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