The Los Angeles Labor Law Attorneys At Blumenthal, Nordrehaug, & Bhowmik File a Class Action Lawsuit Against J.B. Hunt Alleging Unpaid Wages For Their Truck Drivers
Los Angeles, California (PRWEB) February 21, 2016 -- On February 1, 2016, the Los Angeles employment law lawyers at Blumenthal, Nordrehaug & Bhowmik filed a class action complaint against J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. alleging that the transportation company failed to lawfully compensate their Truck Drivers for all their work time, including working while not driving the company's trucks. The class action lawsuit against J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc., is currently pending in the Los Angeles County Superior Court, Case No. BC608822. To read a copy of the Complaint, please click here.
The lawsuit filed against J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. by the Los Angeles labor law attorneys at Blumenthal, Nordrehaug & Bhowmik alleges that the company fails to have an adequate policy that provides the legally required thirty minute uninterrupted meal breaks to their truck drivers in California. California law requires employers to provide an opportunity for the employee to take their meal break prior to the start of the employees' fifth (5th) hour of work.
Additionally, the lawsuit alleges that the truck drivers are paid on a piece-rate basis. The Complaint alleges that the truck drivers are not paid the correct amount of minimum wage compensation because of J.B. Hunt's alleged failure to record all time worked. The Complaint asserts that the truck drivers should be paid minimum wages for their non-driving tasks, these tasks include the work performed during pre-trip and post-trip inspections and time spent allegedly waiting for J.B. Hunt's loads to be ready for transport.
For more information about the class action lawsuit against J.B Hunt call (866) 771-7099 to speak to an experienced employment attorney today or click here for more information.
Blumenthal, Nordrehaug, & Bhowmik is a labor law firm with law offices located in San Diego County, Riverside County, Los Angeles County, Sacramento County, and San Francisco County. The firm has a statewide practice of representing employees on a contingency basis for violations involving unpaid wages, overtime pay, discrimination, harassment, wrongful termination and other types of illegal workplace conduct. Call one of their experienced employment law attorneys today at (866) 771-7099.
Nicholas De Blouw, Blumenthal Nordrehaug & Bhowmik, http://bamlawca.com, +1 (858) 952-0354, [email protected]
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