The ramifications of the time and attendance lawsuit against KPMG
Professional services firm KPMG was recently sued for time and attendance violations for allegedly misclassifying thousands of entry-level audit workers as exempt from overtime provisions set by the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Earlier this month, a New York district court judge conditionally certified the lawsuit, meaning KPMG audit associates from across the country are eligible to participate, provided they join within the three-year statute of limitations. The international firm - which is one of the "Big Four" auditors alongside Deloitte, Ernst & Young and PricewaterhouseCoopers - has more than 80 offices and 23,000 employees in the United States.
In a recent press release, Pennsylvania-based Shavitz Law Group explored the implications of the lawsuit on a larger scale.
"Even those employees with impressive titles who are working for prominent companies may be entitled to overtime for the long hours they put in performing primarily clerical, routine and even physical duties," the firm noted.
The FLSA includes overtime exemptions for certain executive, administrative, professional and outside sales employees. Workers whose primary duties don't meet specific stipulations may have a case for violation of laws governing the compensation of overtime employee attendance.
Earlier this month, a New York district court judge conditionally certified the lawsuit, meaning KPMG audit associates from across the country are eligible to participate, provided they join within the three-year statute of limitations. The international firm - which is one of the "Big Four" auditors alongside Deloitte, Ernst & Young and PricewaterhouseCoopers - has more than 80 offices and 23,000 employees in the United States.
In a recent press release, Pennsylvania-based Shavitz Law Group explored the implications of the lawsuit on a larger scale.
"Even those employees with impressive titles who are working for prominent companies may be entitled to overtime for the long hours they put in performing primarily clerical, routine and even physical duties," the firm noted.
The FLSA includes overtime exemptions for certain executive, administrative, professional and outside sales employees. Workers whose primary duties don't meet specific stipulations may have a case for violation of laws governing the compensation of overtime employee attendance.
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