T-Mobule USA Sued Over Unpaid Overtime Allegations

The law firm of Pelton & Associates PC says that it has recently filed a class and collective action lawsuit against T-Mobile USA, claiming that the company underpaid staff for work carried out of hours.

The lawsuit was brought as a nationwide opt-in collective action consisting of all persons who are or were employed by T-Mobile USA from July 10, 2006 to date as retail sales associates and supervisors and who were allegedly not paid regular wages for all hours worked or overtime wages for hours worked in excess of forty hours per week.

The Complaint also asserts New York State Labor Law claims on behalf of a class of New York employees who worked for T-Mobile from July 10, 2003 to date, as well as California Wage Law claims on behalf of a class of California employees who worked for T-Mobile from July 10, 2006 to the present.

The Complaint alleges that T-Mobile hired retail sales associates and supervisors who were required to work well over forty hours per week yet were not paid wages or overtime compensation for all of the hours that they were required to work. The Complaint alleges that these employees were issued T-Mobile smart devices and were required to review and respond to numerous T-Mobile-related emails and text messages at all hours of the day and night, whether or not they were logged into T-Mobile's computer-based timekeeping system. The Complaint also alleges that the employees were required to take and place T-Mobile-related telephone calls, participate on T-Mobile conference calls and to work "off the clock" during scheduled lunch breaks.

The Complaint seeks an award of damages for such unpaid wages plus liquidated damages.

Posted to the site on 16th July 2009