NBCUniversal has recently settled separate overtime pay class action lawsuits, after the company told two New York federal judges that it had been successful in negotiating settlement terms for the different claims.
The overtime pay class action lawsuits alleges NBCUniversal Media LLC violated stated and federal labor laws by not paying overtime benefits to movie and television production assistants.
While the different overtime pay class action lawsuits are represented by the same law firm, they are led by separate plaintiffs and are seeking their own settlements.
Lead plaintiffs William June and Corey Leach informed the judges overseeing the overtime pay class action lawsuits which alleged various overtime allegations pertaining to different production assistants.
The production assistants had worked on shows like “The Blacklist” and movies like “American Hustle,” claiming NBC had violated the Fair Labor Standards Act and New York labor laws by not paying overtime.
At this time the settlement terms have not be disclosed, but the parties have also asked the judges to permit Magistrate Judge James C. Francis to handle the remaining steps in the legal process.
This includes approaching the settlements for the overtime pay class action lawsuits, as well as the certification of the proposed classes. The parties requested this because Judge Francis had already facilitated mediation between the parties when they reached their settlement terms.
Overview of Overtime Pay Class Action Lawsuits
Leach and other named plaintiff Anthony Jacob filed a class action lawsuit in September 2015 on behalf of parking production assistants, whose occupational duties includes spending days holding spaces for production trucks in New York City without rest periods.
According to the lawsuit, the production assistants would work between four to six days a week for 50 to 90 hours a week or more holding parking spaces and sets for “The Blacklist” TV show.
Even though the production assistants had worked well beyond overtime hours, the production companies paid them a constant rate of $160 per shift that masked the large amount of overtime the employees were owed.
June filed his class action overtime lawsuit in February 2016, which accused NBCUniversal of ordering parking production assistants to work for long periods without adequate pay.
He further alleged that production assistants were asked to stay on set for 24 hour period shifts, but were only paid $150 per shift regardless of how long they worked. June stated the parking production assistants were not given rest periods, and could not leave the set for any reason during their shifts.
It is important to note that the NBC settlements were filed a day after Fox Entertainment Group and sever subsidiaries had reached a settlement in two class action lawsuits filed by unpaid interns.
These Overtime Pay Class Action Lawsuits are William v. NBCUniversal Media LLC et al and Corey Leach et al. v. NBCUniversal Television Group et al, Case Nos. 1:16-cv-01409 and 1:15-cv-07206 in the Southern District of New York.
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