UPS class action lawsuit overview:
- Who: Two former UPS workers filed a class action lawsuit against United Parcel Service Inc.
- Why: They claim the company failed to provide meal and rest breaks to workers, in violation of Washington labor law.
- Where: The class action lawsuit was filed in Washington federal court.
- How to get help: If you were not properly paid for all hours worked in California, you may qualify to seek unpaid wages or back pay through a wage and hour lawsuit investigation.
A new class action lawsuit alleges United Parcel Service (UPS) failed to provide meal and rest breaks to employees, in violation of Washington labor law.
The plaintiffs, both former UPS workers, claim the company’s failure to provide meal and rest breaks ultimately resulted in it failing to pay its workers minimum and overtime wages.
“Hourly employees, including plaintiff(s), often worked through required breaks, were forced to take them late or were not given them at all,” the UPS class action lawsuit says.
The plaintiffs want to represent a Washington class of current and former non-exempt, hourly employees who worked for UPS in the state at any time from June 23, 2023, to the date of the court’s order certifying the class.
UPS required workers to complete tasks off-the-clock, class action claims
The class action lawsuit alleges UPS did not have a system in place to accurately schedule or track breaks or to compensate employees for missed, late, interrupted or otherwise noncompliant rest periods.
The complaint further alleges UPS also required workers to complete tasks off-the-clock, resulting in unpaid wages, and altered time records to record fewer hours than were actually worked.
“Based on information and belief, [the defendants] engaged in unlawful time editing resulting in the failure to compensate them for all hours worked at least several times per week,” the UPS class action lawsuit says.
The plaintiffs in the class action lawsuit allege violations of the Washington Minimum Wage Act and the Washington Industrial Welfare Act.
They demand a jury trial and request injunctive relief, along with an award of exemplary damages and damages for missed and unpaid meal and rest period wages, unpaid overtime wages and unpaid wages for off-the-clock work.
In other legal action against UPS, a consumer is suing the company for collecting tariff charges and increasing shipping costs based on tariffs that were declared illegal by the Supreme Court.
Have you worked for UPS in Washington state? Let us know in the comments.
The plaintiffs are represented by Brandon Brouillette of Crosner Legal P.C.
The UPS class action lawsuit is Case No. 2:26-cv-02175, in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.
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