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Is your employer making this million dollar mistake?
California company owes $35 million to 1,725 workers for exemption mistake.
Everybody makes the occasional mistake at work. Usually most of us make minor mistakes that can be smoothed over, but one company recently made an error that cost them millions in a lawsuit settlement. If you're a computer employee read on to learn how you could be owed money if your employer makes this huge mistake.
Case in Point
A court recently approved a settlement in a class-action lawsuit for $35 million against Oracle, a business software company. The suit involved 1,725 workers who filed against Oracle for claims the company misclassified them as "exempt" workers without overtime pay - a violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act and California labor laws.
California and federal wage and hour laws require overtime pay for non-exempt employees who work over 40 hours a week. The company is now paying the price for this wage and hour mistake.
The Golden State's laws offer protection to out-of-state workers
The case, filed in 2003, involved out-of-state assurance workers, technical analysts and project managers who traveled to California for their employer. Employees claimed that since they were working in the Golden State they should have been compensated with overtime pay under California labor law. Instead, the employer classified them in administrative roles and "exempt" from overtime. The California court ruled that Oracle has to pay up.
Computer employees: Troubleshoot your employer's mistake.
Employers make this common mistake across all industries, regardless of your job title. If you are not paid overtime, you should order our free book to learn about the wage laws that protect 90% of employees nationwide. You can call our office at 888-449-2068 for a free case review.
Read about out-of-state workers in California.
Kennedy Hodges LLP does not represent the case above, but we have helped hundreds of employees across all industries to recover back pay from their employers.
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