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Kansas food distributor facing charges over break time violations

Eighty-one workers at Country Fresh Foods in Newton, Kan. are working with the U.S. Department of Labor to bring charges against the food production and distribution business. The employees are seeking back wages and liquidated damages resulting from improper time and attendance policies. The Wage and Hour Division alleges that the company did not pay workers for mandatory breaks during the workday, violating federal overtime policy.

According to the Department of Labor, employees must be compensated for regular breaks under 20 minutes, but employers are not required to pay wages for any breaks beyond 30 minutes or a specified lunchtime. According to Patricia Preston, the Wage and Hour district director in Kansas City, Mo., Country Fresh Foods regularly made employees clock out for 15-minute breaks, which resulted in the workers remaining on the premises for an extra 30 to 45 minutes daily in addition to their eight-hour shifts.

As a result, the DOL filed the lawsuit in an effort to garner $127,758 owed to the 81 workers, reflecting $63,879 in back wages which were doubled to cover the liquidated damages. The food distributor has since pledged to maintain accurate records for time and attendance, as well as comply with overtime regulations.

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