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Santander Bank Overtime Class Action Settlement Overview:
- Who: Santander Bank has reached a $4.25 million class action settlement with a group of business operations managers.
- Why: The managers had accused the bank of failing to pay overtime while requiring them to work a number of hours of the clock each week.
- Where: The class is made up of managers from New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island.
Santander Bank has reached a $4.25 million class action settlement with a group of business operations managers who had accused the bank of failing to pay overtime.
The managers called on a New Jersey federal court to approve the unopposed settlement, which includes a $10,000 service award to lead Plaintiff Crystal Sanchez and a $5,000 award to each of the other six named plaintiffs in the case.
The class includes 764 branch operations managers from Pennsylvania, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island who will receive a prorated share of the settlement based on the number of weeks they worked. $1.4 million will go toward attorney fees, the motion says.
The managers, who had sued for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act and various states’ laws, say in the motion that the settlement would avoid further expenses then would come with continued litigation.
“The parties anticipate spending much more time and resources should litigation continue, with both sides spending an exorbitant amount of time and resources on discovery, motion practice, and experts,” the motion reads.
Plaintiffs Says She Felt Obligated To Work Extra 10-12 Hours Per Week Because She Was Understaffed
Sanchez filed the class action lawsuit in 2017 alleging that Santander failed to pay such business operations managers overtime despite requiring them to work off the clock.
Sanchez worked at the South Amboy, New Jersey, branch between 2014 and 2017 and alleged that during her time as a manager, she, and other business operations managers, were not paid time and a half for the off-the-clock work they were required to perform.
She argued that she felt obligated to work an extra 10 to 12 hours per week due to short staffing and a ban on overtime. She allegedly requested that management hire more employees because she was understaffed and was told that other branches were understaffed as well, but the bank did not take action.
Sanchez also accused the bank of sexual harassment under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination and the state Conscientious Employee Protection Act, but that claim is not covered by this settlement.
Sanchez said she experienced a “severe and pervasive sexually harassing work environment” because of her sex and due to her suffering from depression and an anxiety disorder.
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The workers are represented by Justin L. Swidler and Richard S. Swartz of Swartz Swidler LLC and Stephan T. Mashel and Amy Blanchfield of Mashel Law LLC. Santander is represented by Chris!na Tellado and Valerie E. Brown of Holland & Knight LLP.
The case is Sanchez v. Santander Bank et al., Case No. 3:17-cv-05775, in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.
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4 thoughts onSantander Bank Reaches $4.25M Settlement With Managers in Overtime Class Action
we were charged tremendous interest fees payments always made on time
This is a filthy nasty bank that charged me 19 percent interest on my auto loan because I am a minority and im female. They are just like companies in insurance, they hate women, won’t let them advance to management and when they do, they better bend over! This country has double standards and is always over in someone elses business but look at this!!! What woman would want to EVER have kids? Banks like this are angry because the birth rate is falling and they can’t get the USE out of women that they got in the past!! ADD ME TO THIS LAWSUIT!! THIS IS A NASTY CRIMINAL BANK!!!
Hello I went through santander for my auto loan and the interest rate was awful, it took forever to pay off this loan. Please add me to the lawsuit. Sincerely Kathy
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