Swope Health Services hit with class action lawsuit for failure to pay overtime to employees

The Paulus Law Firm has filed a class and collective lawsuit against Swope Community Enterprises and Swope Health Services on behalf current and former community support specialists. The class action lawsuit pending in the Western District of Missouri alleges that   Swope Community Enterprises and Swope Health Services misclassified community support specialists and clinical social workers as exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) and failed to pay these workers overtime as required by law.

The former and current employees claim that they were required to work approximately sixty to eighty hours a week without just compensation. The FLSA requires each covered employer to compensate all employees for services performed and to compensate them at a rate of not less than one and one-half times the regular rate of pay for work performed in excess of forty hours in a work week. If you’ve been forced to work off the clock or have been misclassified as exempt, call the Paulus Law Firm at 816-581-4040 to speak to an attorney.

Ex-CSC Employeee Sues Over Unpaid Wages, OT Pay

by Dan Rivoli

Law360, New York (April 14, 2011)--A former employee at information technology giant Computer Sciences Corp.'s Kansas Operation center hit the defense contractor with a class action Thursday for denying workers wages and overtime pay for work done off the clock.

Jennifer Tommey, a former consultant and account services assistant, accused CSC of denying nonexempt employees who are paid hourly at an Overland Park, Kan., facility wages for work-related activities performed during lunch breaks, and before and after their shift, according to a complaint filed in U.S. District Court in the District of Kansas.

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If you believe that you are not being paid for all the hours you work, Please contact the Paulus Law Firm at 816-581-4040.

Appeals Court Overturns Injunction Keeping Lee's Summit Twins in School

Yesterday the 8^th Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the Western District Court’s grant of a preliminary injunction that allowed Lee’s Summit twin brothers to stay in School. In the case titled S.J.W., et al. v. Lee’s Summit R-7 School Dist., et al., the brothers challenged their 180 day suspension for creating a bullying website. The twins argued that the suspension was a violation of their rights to free speech. The trial court agreed to halt the suspension until a trial could be had on the merits of the case. The 8^th Circuit overturned that decision stating that the district court’s findings did not support the relief granted and that the twins were unlikely to succeed on the merits under the relevant caselaw.

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Ryan M. Paulus

Attorney

Paulus Law Firm L.L.C.

Wal-Mart Pays $4.8 Million in Back Pay

An investigation by the Department of Labor has shown that Wal-Mart is misclassifying certain employees; consequently, violating federal overtime pay laws. As a result of this investigation, Wal-Mart has agreed to pay $4.8 million in back pay to thousands of employees. However,a much larger issue may be at hand. There are probably many more employees who qualify for back pay than those who are included in the settlement. Also, many employees included in this settlement may have not been compensated for all the back pay owed. If you feel that you may qualify for back pay from Walmart, please contact Paulus Law Firm at mail@pauluslawfirm.com.