Mail Carriers v USPS
Mail Carriers File Class Action Against USPS Over Labor Violations
According to a class action filed by mail carriers, the U.S. Postal Service has routinely violated federal labor laws in an attempt to save money.
In a suit filed in the Texarkana Division of the Eastern District of Texas, the employees allege the USPS violated the Fair Labor Standards Act by requiring work in excess of eight hours per day and forty hours per workweek without overtime compensation.
The proposed class includes those employed by USPS as non-exempt postal carriers in the Southwest Area -- comprised of Texas, New Mexico, Louisiana, Arkansas and Oklahoma -- at any time in the past three years.
The employees state that USPS officers and executives were determined to overburdened routes but require the employees to deliver the mail in eight hours or less.
Through USPS policy, supervisors routinely alter time records to deprive employees of earned overtime.
The plaintiffs allege that they work unpaid overtime to avoid harassment, potential discipline, emergency suspension, and proposed termination.
The plaintiffs are seeking damages for unpaid wages owed, including interest, liquidated damages and penalties and attorneys' fees and costs. Each plaintiff and class member is seeking damages in excess of $10,000 during the relevant time.
Waco attorneys Billy H. Davis, Jr. and Matthew J. Morrison of the law firm Harrison Davis Steakley PC and McGregor attorney Rebecca L. Fisher are representing the proposed class of plaintiffs.
For more information please contact:
Harrison Davis Steakley PC
Toll Free: 800.460.2756
Phone: 254.761.3300
Fax: 254.761.3301
