Washington Wage-and-Hour Class Action Filed Against Geodis Logistics

A new class action lawsuit highlights common wage-and-hour issues in the logistics and shipping industry across Washington State. The lawsuit against Geodis Logistics, LLC 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 a policy that pressured them to continuously meet shipping production goals — with some employees allegedly directed to take “no breaks” at all. 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, including on shifts exceeding 11 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 Geodis Logistics in Washington State from March 26, 2021 through final resolution.

SAYASENG V. GEODIS LOGISTICS, LLC. – Complaint