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FLSA Lawsuit On Behalf Of Employees Of the City and County of HonoluluA new FLSA lawsuit against the City of Honolulu has been filed on behalf of those employees who did not participate in the first FLSA lawsuit. The first lawsuit resulted in a $30 million settlement on behalf of 2,200 employees, or an average settlement of more than $13,000 per employee. The new lawsuit is raising many of the same claims as the first lawsuit. The lawsuit is contending that the City has improperly calculated the overtime rate, and has failed to pay employees for all overtime hours worked. Of particular interest to SHOPO members are the claims that for some period of time, the City failed to pay officers who worked through their meal periods or “chow,” does not pay officers for cleaning and maintaining subsidized vehicles, fails to pay employees for a variety of pre-shift and post-shift work (including preparing equipment and gear, “donning and doffing” the uniform and personal equipment, writing reports, preparing for training, and other activities), did not include the standard of conduct differential in the overtime rate, and that it frequently makes overtime payments on a delayed basis. Contact InformationVladimir Devens, Attorney at Law Will Aitchison, Attorney at Law |
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