Howmet Aerospace: New Unpaid Wages Lawsuit Filed

Our experienced unpaid overtime lawyers recently filed a new lawsuit against Howmet Aerospace alleging that the company has failed to compensate its hourly production/manufacturing employees for all overtime hours that they have worked.

IMPORTANT Update regarding the Unpaid Overtime Lawsuit Against Howmet Aerospace

Over Howmet Aerospace's opposition and objection, the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania has ordered that notice be issued to all current and former hourly, non-exempt production/manufacturing employees who were paid for at least forty (40) hours of work in any workweek beginning March 25, 2023 to the present who were required to perform unpaid pre-shift work, including attendance at mandatory pre-shift and/or shift relief meetings. The Court further ordered that notice of the lawsuit be sent by text message, email (to the extent that Howmet provided email addresses), and regular U.S. mail. There will also be a reminder notice sent to remind individuals who have not returned consent forms of the deadline for completing the consent form.

The notice authorized and ordered by the Court was sent on August 10, 2026. In order to join the lawsuit against Howmet Aerospace, the deadline for returning the consent form is October 9, 2026. Only those individuals who return consent forms to join the lawsuit will be included in the lawsuit. Furthermore, only those individuals who are included in the lawsuit will be entitled to receive a share of any money that is recovered from a settlement or judgment, if either is obtained.

Howmet is prohibited from discouraging you from joining the case or retaliating against you for joining it. To the extent that any Howmet representative claims that the lawsuit is a scam, that is false as it is not a scam. The notice that was sent (and the reminder that will be sent) is authorized and ordered by a federal court (United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania). Again, if you have been told by Howmet representatives or Howmet's attorneys that the notice or the case is a "scam," that is false. The case is real and the notice was authorized and ordered to be sent by a federal court.

If you have any questions or concerns about the lawsuit, your participation, or representations made by Howmet or its attorneys, please reach out to our firm by phone to 614-618-4652 or by email at contact@mcoffmanlegal.com.

What Is the Unpaid Overtime Lawsuit Against Howmet Aerospace About?

The lawsuit alleges that Howmet requires hourly production/manufacturing employees to arrive before the scheduled start of their shifts to perform unpaid pre-shift duties. These activities include mandatory shift-turnover meetings, during which employees meet with the worker relieving them from the outgoing shift. After their shifts end, employees are similarly required to participate in shift-turnover discussions with the incoming shift.

However, the lawsuit further claims that Howmet did not compensate these employees for this pre-shift work time, and that this resulted in these hourly production/manufacturing employees having unpaid overtime.

What Could I Receive from the Howmet Aerospace Overtime Case?

If you choose to join the lawsuit and we can show 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 double damages). If the lawsuit is successful, the law also requires Howmet to pay our firm’s attorneys’ fees and costs.

Am I Protected from Retaliation by Howmet Aerospace If I Join the Lawsuit?

YES. The federal Fair Labor Standards Act prohibits employers such as Howmet from retaliating against employees that join lawsuits against it. It is against the law for employers (and any person as defined under the law) to “discharge or in any other manner discriminate” against an employee because an employee joins a wage and hour case or otherwise testifies in it. If Howmet retaliates, then it can be held liable for remedies that include reinstatement, lost wages, and double damages (liquidated damages). More information about the protection from retaliation can be found on the U.S. Department of Labor here. If you have experienced retaliation or are concerned about retaliation, please contact our experienced FLSA attorneys so we can explain your rights and protections.