Washington Wage-and-Hour Class Action Filed Against The BoxMaker Inc.

A new class action lawsuit highlights common wage-and-hour issues in the shipping and packaging industry across Washington State. The lawsuit against The BoxMaker, Inc., alleges the company failed to properly pay its non-exempt, hourly employees throughout Washington State.

According to the complaint, employees were regularly required to work through legally required meal and rest breaks due to work schedules and staffing levels that pressured them to continuously meet shipping production goals. The lawsuit further alleges that employees were not provided compliant ten-minute rest periods for every four hours worked or thirty-minute meal periods for shifts over five hours, and were not compensated with the additional premium pay owed for missed breaks.

The complaint also claims that the company failed to properly accrue and allow the use of paid sick leave, and that these failures were intentional rather than the result of clerical error. The case seeks to proceed as a class action on behalf of current and former non-exempt, hourly employees of The BoxMaker in Washington State from May 8, 2024 through final resolution, and requests unpaid wages, exemplary damages, prejudgment interest, and attorneys’ fees under Washington wage laws.

SIMMONS ET. AL VS. THE BOXMAKER, INC.