Suit says Honda, Adecco shorted hourly staff on PPE time and OT
Honda and Adecco are facing a new lawsuit accusing them of unpaid PPE time and improper overtime pay for hourly workers across the United States.
On November 24, 2025, former employee Fareed Mayes filed a federal lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California against American Honda Motor Co., Inc. and Adecco USA, Inc. The case focuses on how the companies allegedly handled timekeeping and overtime pay for hourly workers in manufacturing and related roles.
According to the filing, American Honda Motor Co., Inc. manufactures and produces automobiles, engines, transmissions, EV batteries and powersports products, while Adecco USA, Inc. is described as an employment staffing company providing temporary staffing and related services. The lawsuit says both companies jointly employed hourly workers in positions such as production associate, assembler, welder, production worker, casting associate and material handler, all classified as non-exempt.
The core allegation is that hourly employees were required to wear company-issued personal protective equipment but were not paid for the time it took to put it on and take it off.
The filing states that employees had to don a company-issued uniform and other PPE, including steel-toed boots, protective gloves, safety goggles or eye protection, a hard hat and ear protection, at the worksite before clocking in. At the end of the shift, they allegedly...
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