Praxair Jobs May Deny Workers Proper Wage and Hour Benefits

Truck drivers with Praxair jobs may not be getting the employee benefits they are entitled to under wage and hour laws, included required breaks at work. Some Praxair truck drivers claim that they were regularly denied proper meal and rest breaks while on the job.

Praxair Truck Driver Basics

Truck drivers working Praxair jobs deliver a variety of chemicals and industrial gasses to businesses all across the United States. Since the products involved with these Praxair jobs consist of hazardous materials, the drivers are required to stay with their trucks all the time—even during required breaks at work.

Of course, this is a real safety concern, since the risk of exposure to hazardous materials is a genuine threat. But this practice may deny truckers with Praxair jobs their legally required breaks at work, including rest periods and meal breaks.

Required Breaks at Work

Workers who are nonexempt are entitled to meal and rest breaks. These workers are entitled to a certain number of rest periods of at least ten minutes. The number of required breaks at work is determined by the hours the employee works per shift. For instance, a 3.5-hour shift requires one rest break. At 6 hours, a required rest break is added, and another at 10 hours.

On top of rest breaks, an additional 30-minute meal break is required for a five-hour shift, with another added if the shift extends past 10 hours.

There is another option that allows a worker to not take these required breaks at work. An employee must be compensated monetarily for required breaks at work that they do not actually take. However, an employee cannot be required to work during rest periods, especially without compensation.

Federal and State Wage and Hour Laws

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 at Praxair jobs and elsewhere.

Some workers may find themselves unable to file wage and hour complaints because they are not aware of the specifics of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and California labor laws. Others may be afraid that their employers will retaliate or even fire them if they speak up about these kinds of labor violations. Fortunately, there are also regulations to protect workers from discrimination based on wage and hour complaints.

Filing a Lawsuit Over Denied Breaks During Praxair Jobs

A current class action lawsuit investigation is looking into Praxair trucking practices to determine whether or not Praxair has violated these California labor laws over rest periods or meal breaks.

You may be able to file a Praxair trucking lawsuit or join a class action lawsuit if you work as a truck driver for Praxair and have been denied your proper rest periods or meal breaks during your jobs, if you have not been adequately paid for this time, or if you were forced to work during these periods.

Join a Free Praxair Driver Class Action Lawsuit Investigation

If you work or have worked as a truck driver for Praxair and you were denied meal and/or rest breaks during your shifts, you may qualify to file a Praxair wage and hour lawsuit or class action lawsuit.

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