The San Diego Labor Law Lawyers At Blumenthal, Nordrehaug & Bhowmik File a Class Action Lawsuit Against Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. On Behalf of Their Truck Drivers
San Diego, California (PRWEB) September 13, 2016 -- The San Diego Employment law attorneys at Blumenthal, Nordrehaug & Bhowmik filed a class action lawsuit against Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. alleging that the transportation company failed to lawfully compensate their California Truck Drivers for all their time spent working, including time spent while not driving the company's trucks. The class action lawsuit against Old Dominion Freight Line Inc., is currently pending in the San Diego County Superior Court, Case No. CIVDS1614280. To read a copy of the Complaint, please click here.
The lawsuit filed against Old Dominion Freight Line by the San Diego labor law attorneys at Blumenthal, Nordrehaug & Bhowmik alleges that trucking giant does not have a policy or practice which provides legally compliant thirty minute uninterrupted meal breaks to their truck drivers in California. The lawsuit asserts that Old Dominion's failure to provide the legally required meal breaks is evidenced by the company's records which contain no evidence of these breaks.
Additionally, the class action complaint alleges that Plaintiff and other truck drivers working for the company in California were paid on a piece-rate basis. The lawsuit claims that the truck drivers were not paid all minimum wages due to them because of Defendant's alleged failure to record all time worked. Specifically, the Complaint claims that the truck drivers should have been paid minimum wages for their non-driving tasks, these tasks included the work performed during pre-trip and post-trip inspections and time spent allegedly waiting for Defendant's loads to be ready for transport.
For more information about the class action lawsuit against Old Dominion Freight Line call (866) 771-7099 to speak to Attorney Nicholas De Blouw.
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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