Lawsuit for Unpaid Overtime Wages Filed Against Atkore Inc.

Our skilled unpaid wages attorneys at Coffman Employment Lawyers recently have recently filed a new unpaid wages lawsuit against Atkore Inc. This new lawsuit seeks to recover unpaid overtime wages for all hourly production/manufacturing employees of Atkore from the past 3 years.

What Is This New Lawsuit Against Atkore About?

The new lawsuit claims that Atkore requires its hourly production/manufacturing employees to arrive before the scheduled start of their shifts and engage in pre-shift activities such as putting on certain safety clothing and personal protective equipment (“PPE”) such as eye protection, gloves, a headset, cutters, and other items, as well as going through a “shift passdown” process which consisted of speaking with the incoming employee to discuss issues that occurred and expectations for the ongoing shift. At the end of their shift, these employees would similarly have a “shift passdown” process with the incoming shift, and remove their safety clothing and equipment.

However, the lawsuit alleges that Atkore does not pay its hourly production/manufacturing employees for this time, and instead only pays these employees based on the scheduled time of their shifts, instead of including the actual pre- and post-shift time worked.

The new unpaid wages lawsuit against Atkore also states that Atkore has failed to include certain forms of payment such as shift differentials into how it calculates overtime rates. This failure has also resulted in Atkore failing to properly compensate its hourly production/manufacturing employees for all overtime they have earned.

If I Chose to Join This Lawsuit, What Could I Receive?

If we can show in the lawsuit that you were not properly paid for all overtime work performed for one or more reason(s), the law states that you could receive (1) unpaid overtime for up to the last three years of work; and (2) liquidated damages in an amount equal to the unpaid overtime (aka the potential for double [2x or 200%] damages). If the lawsuit is successful, the law also requires Atkore to pay the firm’s attorneys’ fees and costs.

Can Atkore Retaliate Against Me for Joining the Overtime Case?

No. The federal Fair Labor Standards Act prohibits employers from retaliation. Please understand that you are protected from retaliation by Atkore if you join the case. Atkore also may not discourage you from participating in the case. Any retaliation by Atkore may result in you having additional claims against the company for further compensation. If you feel as though you have been retaliated against or discouraged from joining this case, please contact the skilled employment attorneys at Coffman Employment Lawyers using the information below.