Verizon Connect Fleet USA LLC violated state and federal wage laws when it failed to pay for overtime wage premiums for overtime hours worked by sales representatives working from 5 offices across the United States.
TAMPA, Fla., Sept 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Feldman Legal Group, a Tampa-based employment law firm, obtained decisive victory for upwards of 158 present and former sales employees in a lawsuit involving Verizon Connect Fleet USA LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Verizon Communications. The company violated overtime pay laws by failing to pay employees for all the overtime hours they worked, including working through one-hour meal breaks.
In a court order, Judge Mary Scriven of the Middle District of Florida approved a $3.2 million settlement between the parties for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Verizon Connect Fleet USA must pay individual settlement payments to all workers involved in the collective action case, in addition to all attorney's fees.
The original legal complaint identified many instances of employees' being denied overtime pay that they earned. Most employees affected were inside sales representatives, including business development representatives and sales partners.
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