On Monday, 133 former or current staff of Epic Panorama Productions, L.C. filed A class movement grievance Inside the District of Kansas in the direction of Epic alleging violations of the Truthful labor Requirements Act (FLSA).
Based mostly on the grievance, Epic is a Kansas restricted authorized obligation company and landscaping agency. Further, the grievance states that Epic Finally employed every of the plaintiffs as non-exempt hourly staff.
The plaintiffs allege that Epic had a coverage and apply of failing and refusing to correctly compensate the plaintiffs and completely different hourly staff for additional time hours in extra of 40 hours per week. The grievance argues that the defendant’s coverage and apply violate the FLSA as a Outcome of the defendant paid its non-exempt hourly staff their regular price for additional time hours labored Rather than the required 1.5 occasions their common price for all hours labored in extra of 40 hours per week.
Furthermore, the grievance alleges that Epic brevery the plaintiffs employment contract which said that They might be paid the required 1.5 occasions their common price for all additional time hours labored.
Accordingly, the plaintiffs filed The current regulationsuit on behalf of themselves and completely differents equally located to recupeprice their unpaid wages. The plaintiffs search to convey and maintaInside the grievance as an “choose-in” collective movement beneath the FLSA.
The grievance alleges 5 causes of movement; violation of the FLSA, violation of Missouri regulation by failing to pay earned wages And additional time, brevery of contract, third celebration beneficiary and quantum meruit/unjust enrichment. The plaintiffs search class certification, declaratory aid, restitution, pre- and submit-judgment curiosity, lawyer’s costs and prices.
The plaintiffs are recurrented by Bertram & Graf, L.L.C. and The Hodgson Law Firm, …….