Updated: Jan. 10, 2025 at 4:32 PM PST
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - A former Volvo employee is suing the company claiming he and his co-workers were never paid for the overtime work they did.
According to the Fair Labor Standards Act, employees who complete work before or after their scheduled shift need to be properly compensated for that “off-the-clock” work.
Now, the former employee is seeking compensation for himself and his co-workers for the overtime work he claims they performed but were never paid for.
The suit claims employees would often perform activities before their scheduled shift, and that under the Fair Labor Standards Act, should have been paid for that work.
According to the lawsuit, the former employee worked in the paint shop of the Volvo plant located in Ridgeville, South Carolina from February to September 2024.
The suit claims employees often performed activities before their scheduled shifts, like putting on or taking off personal protective equipment the company requires workers to wear.
According to the lawsuit, employees cannot do this at home or in the parking lot, so the former employee would show up to work 30 minutes before the start of his shift to put on his PPE and stay after his shift was over to take off his PPE.
He claims this takes a substantial amount of time, and under The Fair Labor Standards Act, should have been paid for it.
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