Employment Law
Compensation
Off-the-Clock
Veronica Russell, et al. v. Delta Dental of California
Published: Sep. 29, 2012 | Result Date: Dec. 1, 2011 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |Case number: 2:2010-cv-03474 Settlement – $2,500
Court
USDC Eastern
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Craig J. Ackermann
(Ackermann & Tilajef PC)
Defendant
Mark P. Grajski
(Seyfarth Shaw LLP)
Jon D. Meer
(Seyfarth Shaw LLP)
Facts
Plaintiff filed a class action on behalf of over 600 current and former employees who worked at a customer service call center for Delta Central of California.
Contentions
PLAINTIFF'S CONTENTIONS:
Plaintiffs alleged that employees were required to work off the clock when logging on and off their computers and assisting client calls beyond their shifts.
DEFENDANT'S CONTENTIONS:
Defendants argued that off-the-clock work was caused by individual policy violations or disobedience.
Result
The parties settled for $2,500.
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