A Fair Labor Standards Act lawsuit in California is now the largest in the state's history. ZipRealty Inc. is named in the lawsuit for allegations it frequently did not pay employees minimum wage.
Misapplication of "Outside Salesperson" exemption leads to $17 million claim
The employees who filed against the San Francisco real estate brokerage firm were sales agents for ZipRealty. The company tried to argue that the employees were "outside salespersons" and therefore exempt from minimum wage and overtime, but the judge denied this saying the workers spent less than half of their time working outside the office.
Hardworking employees claim they were not compensated for office time
In addition to the minimum wage and overtime claims, the employees also claim the company frequently failed to pay employees any wages at all.
Employees in the real estate sector should double-check their pay stubs
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