Californian Starbucks employees file overtime lawsuit
Starbucks recently found itself embroiled in a class action lawsuit related to employee attendance compensation.
The suit, which was filed in California, accuses the coffee titan of violating the state's time and attendance regulations by failing to pay workers overtime and minimum wage, as well as not compensating them for the time they spent reviewing and memorizing training materials.
The company is also accused of inaccurate record-keeping with regard to the time employees spent attending mandatory training sessions.
San Francisco employment lawyer Jeffrey Keller, who is representing the plaintiffs, explained that employment laws in California require workers to be compensated for "all mandatory training, which includes off-the-clock training that may include menu tests or customer service training. It is illegal for an employer to deny its employees compensation for attending and completing such training seminars, as well as failing to compensate them for overtime work."
Earlier this month, Starbucks agreed to a $1.6 million settlement involving approximately 550 store managers who alleged that the company wrongly exempted them from overtime provisions, according to The Associated Press.
The suit, which was filed in California, accuses the coffee titan of violating the state's time and attendance regulations by failing to pay workers overtime and minimum wage, as well as not compensating them for the time they spent reviewing and memorizing training materials.
The company is also accused of inaccurate record-keeping with regard to the time employees spent attending mandatory training sessions.
San Francisco employment lawyer Jeffrey Keller, who is representing the plaintiffs, explained that employment laws in California require workers to be compensated for "all mandatory training, which includes off-the-clock training that may include menu tests or customer service training. It is illegal for an employer to deny its employees compensation for attending and completing such training seminars, as well as failing to compensate them for overtime work."
Earlier this month, Starbucks agreed to a $1.6 million settlement involving approximately 550 store managers who alleged that the company wrongly exempted them from overtime provisions, according to The Associated Press.
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