According to the law, every employer is liable to pay fair for the work hours of their workers. If not paid properly, every employee has the right to file a lawsuit against employer. Not even big brands are safe from lawsuits when it comes to unpaid wages.
In 2014, the renowned firm LinkedIn Corp. was ordered to pay $6 Million to over 350 current and former workers. The lawsuit was filed on the basis of allegations that the firm did not measure the proper working hours. Payment was for the pending unpaid overtime wages and damages to the workers in many different locations.
Noted Allstate Insurance Company also faced similar claims. According to claims, the company exempted employees from the overtime rules determined by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Workers were not paid for the extra hours they spent working at job (over 40 in a regular workweek). Insurance adjusters are frequently misclassified as exempt from overtime, and made to work endless hours without overtime compensation. Even when they are classified properly to be paid overtime, often times insurance adjusters, like other industries force their works to work off the clock to keep their overtime costs down, but to keep their profits up.
In another case, the famous food chain McDonald’s faced allegations of not paying fair wages to the employees. Their workers from three states filed the claim for fair payments.
Subway’s franchisees also faced allegations of not paying legitimately to their employees. A claim was filed in which this franchisee was ordered to pay about $52,000 to workers.
A well-known name in baseball, the Miami Marlins faced allegations of not paying fairly to their staff. The team was forced to pay $300,000 to its thirty-nine employees. The San Francisco Giants is another renowned baseball team, which also faced a lawsuit from their employees. Team was told to pay almost $545,000 to seventy four workers.
There are several other examples where big brands faced lawsuits from their current or former employees regarding unpaid wages and overtime. It includes names like Uncle Bear’s Grill & Bar, a franchise of Dunkin’ Donuts, Rosa’s Pizza and Pasta Restaurants and more.
Every employee has the right to get paid for the work, efforts, and hours they put in their job. If employers are not paying their staff members according to the rules of FLSA, the employee should contact an overtime attorney. Experienced attorneys have the knowledge of law and experience in protecting workers’ wage related rights and can help you in getting your unpaid payments.
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