Vivint Unpaid Training a Major Concern in Calif.

Businesses across America have been found in violation of state and federal labor regulations, including failing to pay overtime, tampering with time cards, and not paying for job training.

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) establishes how workers are supposed to be compensated by employers. While the FLSA sets a national standard, states also have their own rules and enforcement. California’s Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE), for example, ensures that employees are adequately compensated for their time during training they were required to attend.

The DLSE has taken action against companies that have not paid even those who have yet to be officially hired if they were required to attend certain training sessions and seminars. Employers found in violation of California labor laws can be held liable for:

• The difference between what a trainee was paid per hour that he or she worked and the applicable minimum wage
• Time-and-a-half or double the amount of pay for all hours the trainee worked if over eight hours were worked in a single day, or over 40 hours in a single week, or on the seventh consecutive day of work
• Fees ranging from $100 to $250 per each trainee who was not paid proper minimum wages or overtime, per each training session that the trainee was not paid.

Home security company Vivint Inc. is facing class action lawsuit investigations over unpaid job training. Vivint serves more than 800,000 installed systems and employs more than 7,000 people. Starting as a small company in 1997, Vivint’s rapid growth and success made it recognized internationally, earning itself a place on Forbes list of America’s Most Promising Companies for 2013.

Despite its success as a business, Vivint faces a variety of legal issues over alleged deceptive marketing and violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). Most recently, though, attention has turned to a potential Vivint unpaid training class action lawsuit for allegedly failing to pay California trainees who attended training seminars. Recent college graduates, eager to find work and often unaware of their rights, are among those who have allegedly been denied appropriate compensation.

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If you were forced to work off the clock or without overtime pay in California within the past 2 to 3 years, you have rights – and you don’t have to take on the company alone. Learn more and obtain a free evaluation of your case to see if you’re eligible for back pay and other compensation at the Unpaid Overtime Lawsuit: Wage & Hour, Overtime Pay Class Action Lawsuit Investigation.