Former Employee Alleging Wage Violations Adds to List of Lawsuits Against CenturyLink

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In the wake of a recent wave of litigation filed against CenturyLink Communications, LLC, the company has been hit with yet another lawsuit – this time alleging that it misclassified its employees as exempt from overtime pay requirements. The suit was filed by a former employee who worked for the communications company as a “Video Engineer II,” according to the complaint. He says that he and similarly situated employees regularly worked more than 40 hours per week without receiving any overtime compensation. The plaintiff’s position allegedly did not require him to supervise other employees, obtain a specialized degree or license, or “exercise discretion and independent judgment as to matters of significance” – which are requirements normally associated with exempt positions, the suit says. Despite this, CentruyLink supposedly insisted that the plaintiff and other video engineers should not receive overtime wages, in purported violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act.