in Newswire Published on February 5, 2018

BNSF Facing Welder’s Unpaid Overtime Claims

by Erin Shaak

Last Updated on May 8, 2018

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Garza v. Bnsf Logistics Llc et al

Filed: February 4, 2018 ◆§ 4:18cv323

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Defendant(s)

BNSF Logistics, LLC BNSF Railway Company Transportation Technology Services Inc.

Law(s)

Fair Labor Standards Act

State(s)

Texas

Categories

Wage and Hour

A proposed collective action has been filed against BNSF Logistics, LLC; BNSF Railway Company; and Transportation Technology Services Inc. over claims that the defendants misclassified their welders as independent contractors and denied them premium overtime pay. The plaintiff says he was employed as a rig welder between 2015 and 2017 and was paid an hourly rate that didn’t include time-and-a-half wages for any hours he worked above 40 in a week. He claims the lack of overtime pay was a result of the defendants’ misclassification of welders as independent contractors, despite maintaining control over most aspects of their job.

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