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Case Details for "Sprint Nextel"
Sprint Nextel Corp. has offered to pay $8.8 million to settle class action lawsuits from call center employees
Sprint Nextel Corp. has offered to pay $8.8 million to settle class action lawsuits from call center employees in North Carolina and other states who claimed they weren't paid for overtime they worked. The lawsuits were filed in April 2007. They alleged that Overland Park, Kan.-based Sprint Nextel didn't allow the employees to record their work time, but provided them with time sheets showing they worked 40 hours a week, even if they worked more. The settlement covers employees who worked at call centers in North Carolina, New York, California, Kansas, Oklahoma, Florida, New Mexico and Texas, in some cases going back to June 2001.
Under the agreement, people who worked at Sprint call centers in Lenexa, Kan.; Charlotte, N.C.; Rio Rancho, N.M.; Oklahoma City; Orlando, Fla.; and Fort Worth, Texas; between Dec. 9, 2004, and March 27, 2008, will receive almost $6.5 million. People who worked at a call center in Rancho Cordova, Calif., between May 18, 2003, and March 27, 2008, will receive $2 million, and people who worked at a call center in Elmsford, N.Y., between Jan. 28, 2001, and March 27, 2008, will receive $325,000.
A federal judge still must give the settlement preliminary approval.
Posted on:2009-01-15
Company: Sprint Nextel
Class: employees who worked at call centers in North Carolina, New York, California, Kansas, Oklahoma, Florida, New Mexico and Texas
Scope: Nationwide
Type of Case: Employment
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