Starbucks looking at possible Overtime Lawsuit in Florida
April 28, 2009 by admin
Filed under Labor & Employment
Starbucks may have another class action lawsuit to deal with, this time in Florida.
A Florida Starbucks manager claims that the company didn’t pay overtime in violation of federal law. The case has been granted conditional class-action status this week by a U.S. District Court judge in Broward County.
The lawsuit seeks to compensate store managers dating back to January 15, 2006. This is very similar to a previous lawsuit that was settled last year for an undisclosed amount for 900 plaintiffs. The plaintiff attorneys have until May 11th to provide a complete list of any plaintiffs to the court. It will likely follow a similar path as last year’s suit which also began as a conditional class-action.
Starbucks also paid $100 million in upaid tips and interest to baristas in California last year.
They also paid $3 million to settle another California lawsuit that alleged the company didn’t reimburse mileage expenses.
And in Houston last year, Starbucks paid 350 assistant managers after it was alleged that they were forced to work off the clock.
