61 Companies with Wage & Hour Overtime Pay Issues
August 7th, 2009. By AbiK
And that’s the tip of the iceberg—the list below are companies that have either had claims brought against them for FSLA overtime pay issues or have actually settled with claimants in regard to overtime pay. The list itself, compiled from LawyersandSettlements.com archives, covers 2003-present.
But the 5th Annual Workplace Class Action Litigation Report, published by Seyfarth Shaw back in January, also reported that wage and hour class actions in 2008 for the top ten private settlements entered into or paid totaled $252.7 million. No small chunk of change—and that was just 2008, just the top TEN.
So if you’re thinking that working overtime without pay is just something you have to put up with for the privilege of having a job–or that it doesn’t happen too often, guess again. And if you think you might be in such a situation, you might want to talk to a lawyer.
61 Companies…
Abercrombie & Fitch ($2 million settlement)
Albertsons ($53.3 million settlement)
Allstate Insurance ($120 million settlement)
Big Lots ($10 million settlement)
Caribou Coffee ($2.7 million settlement)
Carnival Cruise line ($6.25 million settlement)
Honda Manufacturing ($2 million settlement)
Office Depot ($3.3 million settlement)
Pacific Sunwear of California ($4 million settlement)
Pacific Telesis ($6.8 million settlement)
Party City ($5.5 million settlement)
Peet’s Coffee & Tea ($3.4 million settlement)
Pizza Hut ($12.5 million)
Rochester Institute of Technology ($2.5 million settlement)
Rubio’s Restaurants ($7.5 million settlement)
Smith Barney ($98 million settlement)
Staples Inc. ($38 million settlement)
State Farm Group ($135 million settlement)
UBS AG ($89 million settlement)
Wal-Mart ($3.9 million settlement)
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need free legal advice.
went to place of work on day off to purchase items. placed everthing on counter for cashier io ring up.(co-worker) unaware he hadnt rang a cookie up. later accused of misconduct and theft.
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employer deducted (he called)register shortages from only my pay weekly(2.00-100.00) for 2 yrs. even though 3 other employees were using my 2 registers. without proof of loss permission. when i started being difficult he fired me. denied unemployment benefits. treated unfairly dont know were to turn for help ! fighting with unemployment-no-income-threating evictions-extreme hardships-hospitalized twice for stress / heart issues
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