California’s overtime pay laws factored into the Best Buy Overtime Claims Assistant Managers’ lawsuit. In the lawsuit, assistant managers challenged the retailer’s exemption for assistant management positions and argued that they should receive overtime pay. The judge assigned to the case refused to grant summary judgment in favor of the defendant, Best Buy. In this article, we look at the facts surrounding this Class action lawsuit. We also discuss the damages sought.
Class action lawsuits brought by assistant store managers
The latest settlement in a class action lawsuit brought by assistant store managers against Best Buy will resolve claims that employees were misclassified as independent contractors. The settlement resolves claims by assistant store managers, delivery drivers, and other affiliated companies. As a result, Best Buy will pay out more than $3 million to the class of employees who were misclassified. This is a significant amount of money, but it will only cover a portion of the costs of the lawsuits.
The suit alleges that Best Buy has abused its price match policy, preventing many consumers from taking advantage of it. The complaint alleges that Best Buy has a secret anti-price matching policy that discourages employees from requesting price matches. This policy is inconsistent, according to newspaper accounts and a lawsuit filed by the Connecticut Attorney General. Assistant store managers are seeking compensation of up to $1,000 per week, and Best Buy has yet to respond.
Class action settlement
The Best Buy Overtime Claims Assistant Managers filed a class action lawsuit in September 2012 alleging that the company failed to pay them overtime after eight years of litigation. Two prior cases settled for multi-millions of dollars, and the plaintiffs want the class to include all Assistant Managers who worked 40 hours or more over the past three years. They estimate there are hundreds of opt-ins to the class.
The FLSA requires companies to pay employees overtime unless they’re exempt from the requirement. Some employers will try to avoid this obligation by misclassifying certain positions as exempt and not paying them overtime. The Best Buy Overtime Claims Assistant Managers class action settlement will give the plaintiffs $902,000 in unpaid overtime wages. While the law can be complicated, it is worth consulting with a qualified attorney to determine whether your case qualifies under state or federal overtime pay laws.
Unpaid overtime pay
A Best Buy Assistant Managers lawsuit over unpaid wages has been filed by a group of former workers. This group of individuals alleges that they were wrongly classified as non-managing employees and did not receive overtime pay. The lawsuit argues that Best Buy should pay overtime wages to all its employees, but failed to do so. The company is now required by law to compensate workers for any time spent performing non-managing tasks. However, the law does not provide a clear definition of what “managed” employees do, which is why workers in some positions may be entitled to overtime pay despite not performing managerial duties.
Best Buy allegedly required its retail employees to attend regular “GroupMe” meetings off the clock. These employees were not paid for their time spent in these meetings, which lasted several hours each day. Additionally, the company required these employees to complete other work, such as follow-up phone calls and responding to internal emails, during their non-shift hours. As a result, they were required to complete a great deal of other work besides attending these meetings and were thus underpaid for their efforts.
Damages sought
Plaintiffs in a Best Buy Overtime Claims lawsuit are assistant managers who were denied overtime pay for years. In the lawsuit, the plaintiffs are seeking $902,000 in unpaid wages for their work. They claim that Best Buy required assistant managers to wait 30 minutes after work hours before they could leave the store for security checks, and they were never compensated for that time. Despite this, the plaintiffs remained determined to win their case, and the judge agreed with them.
The lawsuit filed by the repair technicians claims the company failed to pay them for time driving in a company van. The technicians are seeking compensation for 30 minutes of driving time, claiming that Best Buy set arbitrary quotas and productivity requirements. The company also allegedly denied them the use of their vehicles to return home. Ultimately, the workers are seeking sanctions against Best Buy for decertifying them, and they are seeking $9,000 in attorney’s fees.