California home to several overtime violations
As more companies find themselves in violation of federal overtime laws for employee time and attendance, it has become clear that many organizations across the nation do not fully understand wage and hour laws. For example, several lawsuits have been filed in California in recent months, ranging from claims against small restaurants to allegations against huge corporations.
At the beginning of August, a group of Apple employees filed a lawsuit against the tech giant, claiming they had been denied overtime payments for extra time worked while on the job, Lawyers and Settlements reported. The plaintiffs said they were forced to go through security bag searches each day after they had clocked out for their shift. Each search took 10 to 15 minutes, resulting in lost wages of up to $1,500 over the course of one year for one of the plaintiffs.
Under federal and state laws, workers must be paid one-and-a-half times their normal compensation rate for any time worked past 40 hours in a one week period. Furthermore, California employees can sue their employers for unpaid wages even if the state does not look into their initial complaints as part of the Private Attorneys General Act of 2004.
These and other allegations reinforce the importance of accurate employee tracking measures for a company to avoid litigation.
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