Request Legal Help Now - Free

Advertisement
LAWSUITS NEWS & LEGAL INFORMATION

California Overtime Pay Law Outlaws

. By
San Francisco, CATwo recent lawsuits are highlighting disputes with regard to overtime pay laws in the state of California. On the 18th of last month a former employee of Franklin American Mortgage filed an action in federal court in California in an attempt to recover unpaid overtime according to the provisions of state and federal laws.

Marketwire reported November 30 that the Plaintiff is alleging misclassification. At one time serving as a mortgage underwriter for Franklin American Mortgage, the Plaintiff alleges that she and other mortgage underwriters employed by the firm were classified erroneously as exempt from the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and California overtime law.

Thus, the employees are alleged to have been illegally denied overtime compensation for hours worked above and beyond a standard workweek.

It was noted in the report that in recent times Franklin American Mortgage reclassified its mortgage underwriters and started paying those affected overtime pay. As a result, the Plaintiff seeks to recover the overtime pay that would have been duly paid to her and other mortgage underwriters during that time when they were allegedly misclassified as exempt.

The case was filed in US District Court for the Northern District of California.

In a separate action, class-action lawsuits have been filed against Raytheon Company, Enterprise Rent-A-Car and Ecolab on behalf of employees over alleged violations of California overtime pay and worker's rights.

The Defense and Aerospace Newsletter, with a pre-published date of December 8, notes that Raytheon is alleged to have lacked an appropriate timekeeping system capable of recording and paying lab employees for the actual number of hours worked in a day.

Ecolab is alleged to have failed in the proper payment of overtime to repair and maintenance workers carrying job titles such as Route Managers, Route Sales Managers, Sales Route Specialists, Service Installers and Service Professionals.

And Enterprise Rent-A-Car in the Southern District of California is alleged to have violated state labor laws by failing to pay Management Assistants and trainees for the actual number of hours worked, together with those hours spent training.

The lawsuits alleging violations of California overtime law and other labor issues were filed in October and November of this year.

READ ABOUT CALIFORNIA OVERTIME LAWSUITS

California Overtime Legal Help

If you or a loved one have suffered losses in this case, please click the link below and your complaint will be sent to an employment law lawyer who may evaluate your California Overtime claim at no cost or obligation.

READER COMMENTS

Posted by

on
The most important word used in the entire page was FORMER EMPLOYEE. What is wrong with that picture, and why do we as a public and legal community not direct our energies at that factor?????

ADD YOUR COMMENT ON THIS STORY

Please read our comment guidelines before posting.


Note: Your name will be published with your comment.


Your email will only be used if a response is needed.

Are you the defendant or a subject matter expert on this topic with an opposing viewpoint? We'd love to hear your comments here as well, or if you'd like to contact us for an interview please submit your details here.


Click to learn more about LawyersandSettlements.com

Request Legal Help Now! - Free