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Workers who were not paid due overtime wages in Texas, Florida, Kansas, Michigan, and Oklahoma will be paid over $1.5 million by their employer, Farmers Insurance, after a U.S. Department of Labor investigation found that the company had been violating the Fair Labor Standards Act. According to Insurance Journal, Farmers Insurance failed to pay overtime or keep accurate records on 3,459 call center employees.
The FLSA requires that employees be paid for all the work they perform, regardless of whether or not the worker is "clocked in."
In the case of the Farmers Insurance call center workers, the employees were not being paid for the work they did before and after their shifts, such as preparing their work stations, booting up software, and logging into the company phone system.
This is a problem that the Houston overtime lawyers at Kennedy Hodges encounter on a regular basis - hard-working employees who are not being paid for work they perform pre- and post-shift. If this has happened to you, call 888.449.2068 immediately for your free consultation and to receive your free copy of Ten Biggest Mistakes That Can Hurt Your Wage and Overtime Claim.
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