San Francisco, CA:
A class action lawsuit is being filed against this global security company by 2,000 Californian security guards and possibly more from throughout the country. The suit alleges the company required all employees to attend a fifteen minute unpaid briefing prior to each shift. The back pay owed to each employee totals to an average of $1,000 per year.
One quote from an attorney in this case said this: '"While the security guards understand the importance of being informed and prepared for their duties, it is unfair and illegal for Inter-Con to expect the guards to work for free," said Barbara Chisholm, an attorney with Altshuler, Berzon, Nussbaum, Rubin & Demain. The overtime pay withheld from employees amounts to approximately $1,000 per year, per employee. Given the low wages in the security services industry, these lost wages constitute a substantial burden on workers.'
My my, I've seen many many companies that require a fifteen or thirty minute unpaid briefing. I wonder if I could win something for it. It would be a first. This practice is commonplace.
A class action lawsuit is being filed against this global security company by 2,000 Californian security guards and possibly more from throughout the country. The suit alleges the company required all employees to attend a fifteen minute unpaid briefing prior to each shift. The back pay owed to each employee totals to an average of $1,000 per year.
One quote from an attorney in this case said this: '"While the security guards understand the importance of being informed and prepared for their duties, it is unfair and illegal for Inter-Con to expect the guards to work for free," said Barbara Chisholm, an attorney with Altshuler, Berzon, Nussbaum, Rubin & Demain. The overtime pay withheld from employees amounts to approximately $1,000 per year, per employee. Given the low wages in the security services industry, these lost wages constitute a substantial burden on workers.'
My my, I've seen many many companies that require a fifteen or thirty minute unpaid briefing. I wonder if I could win something for it. It would be a first. This practice is commonplace.
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