One topic that continues to have the most decisions and expensive settlements are class action wage and hour lawsuits. Millions of dollars are being awarded against employers or employers are paying such sums to settle these class action lawsuits.
The major issues involved in these lawsuits are the following:
- employees not getting their uninterrupted 30-minute meal break and not being compensated when they do not;
- automatic meal break deduction;
- misclassification of employees as exempt;
- unauthorized hours worked;
- failure to record work time as required for telecommuting employees;
- donning and doffing activities;
- on-call time; and
- travel time.