The San Francisco Employment Law Attorneys At Blumenthal, Nordrehaug & Bhowmik File A Lawsuit Against Illinois Tool Works For Allegedly Failing To Properly Pay Overtime
Sacramento, California (PRWEB) April 15, 2014 -- On April 14, 2014 the San Francisco labor law lawyers at Blumenthal, Nordrehaug & Bhowmik filed a class action lawsuit against Illinois Tool Works Inc. for allegedly failing to pay their California hourly employees the proper overtime pay and allegedly failing to provide proper meal breaks. Orozco, et al. vs. Illinois Tool Works Inc., Case No. 34-2014-00160932 is currently pending in Sacramento County Superior Court. To view a copy of the Complaint, click here.
The class action complaint filed against Illinois Tool Works alleges that the employees received non-discretionary shift differential wages for working weekend and night shifts that Illinois Tool Works allegedly failed to include in the regular rate of pay for purposes of calculating overtime pay. The failure to include the shift differential wage in the regular rate of pay for overtime purposes, according to the complaint, "has resulted in a systematic underpayment of overtime compensation" to the employees.
Furthermore, the Complaint also alleges that the California employees were not provided a second 30 minute uninterrupted meal period when they worked over ten hour shifts. California law mandates that employees working over ten hours in a workday must receive a second off-duty 30 minute meal period. The penalty for failing to provide adequate meal periods is one hour of pay under the California Labor Code.
For more information about the class action lawsuit against Illinois Tool Works call (866) 771-7099.
Blumenthal, Nordrehaug & Bhowmik is a San Francisco employment law firm that dedicates its practice to helping employees, investors and consumers fight back against unfair business practices, including violations of the California Labor Code and Fair Labor Standards Act.
Nicholas De Blouw, Blumenthal, Nordrehaug & Bhowmik, http://www.bamlawca.com/, +1 8589520354, [email protected]
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