Sprint Employee Class Action Lawsuit Raises Wage and Hour Claims

A California man recently filed a Sprint employee class action lawsuit against the telecommunications giant alleging a number of wage and hour violations were committed against both himself and others in a similar position.

The plaintiff, Donovan S., worked as an employee of Sprint between March 2014 and December 2017 and was located in Orange County, Calif. In his work, he was subject to both federal labor laws and the wage and hour laws of the state of California.

According to the Sprint employee class action lawsuit, Donovan was misclassified as an exempt employee, and therefore he did not receive the benefits he was entitled to under state labor law.

The lawsuit alleges that Donovan—as well as numerous other employees in a similar situation—were subjected to wage and hour violations, including failure to pay proper regular and overtime wages, failure to provide required meal periods and rest breaks, failure to reimburse business expenses, and more.

Donovan filed the Sprint employee class action lawsuit not only over the wage and hour violations committed against him but those committed against all others in a similar position who may have been affected by Sprint’s allegedly harmful policies.

Donovan filed his Sprint employee class action lawsuit on May 1, 2018, in the Superior Court of the State of California. His Sprint employee class action lawsuit was filed on multiple counts, including failure to pay minimum wages and overtime, failure to provide meal periods and rest breaks, and several others.

California Wage and Hour Regulations

There are a series of both federal and state wage and hour laws put in place to protect workers and ensure they are treated fairly. However, many workers across the country may not know the protections that the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and state law offer, which can lead to companies taking advantage of them.

In some cases, workers are misclassified as independent contractors rather than employees, despite the requirements for their work aligning with those of employees. Misclassification like this can deny workers their proper wage and hour benefits.

Some workers may find themselves unable to file wage and hour complaints like this lawsuit because they are not aware of federal and state labor rules. Others may be afraid that their employers will retaliate or even fire them if they speak up about these kinds of labor violations. To protect workers who help to enforce rules, laws also exist to protect workers from discrimination based on wage and hour complaints.

Pursuing an Employee Class Action Lawsuit

If you have worked for a company that misclassified you as an exempt employee or broke federal or state labor laws regarding minimum wage, overtime, meal and rest breaks, or others, you may be able to pursue litigation.

The Spring Employee Class Action Lawsuit is Case No. 8:18-cv-00757-JLS-KES, in the Superior Court of the State of California for the County of Orange.

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