in Newswire Published on November 15, 2016

Pallet Companies Smacked with Overtime Pay Class Action

Last Updated on May 8, 2018

Pino v. Universal Used Pallets Inc. et al

Filed: November 15, 2016 ◆§ 1:16-cv-24747-DPG

A class action lawsuit filed today claims Universal Pallets, Quality Pallets and their owner ignored Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

Defendant(s)

Universal Used Pallets Inc. a/k/a Universal Pallets, Inc. Quality Pallets, Inc.

Law(s)

Fair Labor Standards Act

State(s)

Florida

Categories

Wage and Hour

A class action lawsuit filed today claims Universal Pallets, Quality Pallets and their owner ignored Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) regulations by failing to pay federally required overtime and minimum wages. Filed in Florida, the lawsuit alleges the plaintiff—a pallet dis-assembler and livestock tender who worked for the defendants for more than a decade—worked an average of 54 hours per week during the period between November 2013 and November 2014 without receiving time-and-a-half overtime pay.

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