Overtime Lawsuit Filed For Crown Equipment Workers

Our skillful employment attorneys have recently filed a lawsuit against Crown Equipment. The lawsuit alleges that Crown Equipment failed to pay its hourly employees overtime wages.

What is the Unpaid Overtime Lawsuit Against Crown Equipment About?

The lawsuit alleges that Crown Equipment expects its employees to arrive before the scheduled start of their shifts, clock in, and engage in pre-shift work, including putting on protective clothing and equipment (such as anti-static gear), ensuring that they are grounded, and if they are not, to adjust and make corrections. Following clocking out, employees were required to remove their protective clothing and equipment (such as anti-static gear) before leaving their respective facility and leave them at work, as employees were not permitted to take their equipment home.

Additionally, the lawsuit will soon allege that Crown Equipment fails to provide an unpaid meal break of 20 minutes. The law states that breaks of 20 or fewer minutes “must be counted as hours worked.” Despite what the law provides, Crown Equipment allegedly deducted these short rest breaks from employees’ total worked time.

Crown Equipment’s alleged failure to pay employees, as explained above, resulted in unpaid overtime.

What Could I Receive if I Join and the Lawsuit is Successful?

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 states that Crown Equipment would be required to pay the firm’s attorneys’ fees and costs.