WHITE COLLAR WORKERS
June 1st, 2004
BY MONICA DOBIELAWSUITS accusing American companies of failing to pay owed overtime to white-collar workers have tripled since 1997, according to data from the Administrative Office of the US Courts. The bureau, which tracks federal litigation cases, said white-collar workers filed 102 overtime class-action suits in 2003 compared with 31 in 1997. Groups that sued included managers with light managerial duties, who were denied time-and-a-half pay after 40 hours because they were told they were ineligible.Meanwhile the US Department of Labour has drafted new rules ...
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