ATTORNEY GENERAL SUES FEDEX FOR EMPLOYEE MISCLASSIFICATION

The Louisville Courier-Journal (9/3, Shafer) reports, “Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway filed suit Thursday against Federal Express contending that the delivery company misclassifies drivers to avoid paying taxes. The suit, filed in Franklin Circuit Court claims the company wrongly considers its drivers independent contractors and not employees. Conway contends that the misclassification has denied FedEx drivers workers’ compensation insurance, unemployment insurance and wage-and-hour protections.”

EMPLOYEES CLAIM THEY WERE DENIED OVERTIME PAY BECAUSE OF MISCLASSIFICATION

A Canada-based cosmetics company has been named in a lawsuit by a Florida man and a five other employees who claim they were denied thousands of dollars in overtime pay because of their job title. Seth Nadreau alleges in his lawsuit that Lush Cosmetics classified him and the other plaintiffs as managers just to avoid paying them overtime, even though their job duties were no more than cashiers and customer service representatives. The plaintiffs are asking for overtime compensation, damages and attorneys’ fees.  Pat Gillespie, Fort Meyers News-Press.

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Administrative Assistant Files Lawsuit for Unpaid Overtime Pay

An administrative assistant has filed a lawsuit against her employer for unpaid overtime pay.  The administrative assistant claims her employer, Blackstone Group LP, required her to work 45-50 hours per week and owes her almost 2 years worth of overtime pay.

Her employer claims she was an “exempt” employee under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) because she was in a management position.  The plaintiff claims she was misclassified her as management and is due overtime pay.

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If you have worked more than 40 hours in one week for you employer and you have not received overtime pay (time and a half), you may be entitled to money damages.