Washington Wage-and-Hour Class Action Filed Against SSP America (Sea-Tac Airport Concessions) A new class action lawsuit highlights common wage-and-hour issues in the food and beverage industry across Washington State. The lawsuit against SSP America Sea LLC, SSP America Sea II LLC, and SSP America Sky Gamerz Sea, LLC, which operate food and beverage concessions at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, alleges the companies failed to properly pay their non-exempt, hourly employees. According to the complaint, staffing conditions and scheduling demands regularly prevented front-of-house and back-of-house food and beverage workers from taking legally required meal and rest breaks. Employees allegedly worked through their meal and rest periods to meet scheduling requirements and were not compensated with the additional premium pay owed for missed

Washington Wage-and-Hour Class Action Filed Against Command Security, Inc. A new class action lawsuit highlights common wage-and-hour issues in the private security industry across Washington State. The lawsuit against Command Security, Inc., a company that provides contracted unarmed security services to businesses throughout Washington, alleges the company failed to properly pay its non-exempt, hourly employees. According to the complaint, Command Security failed to ensure that unarmed security officers and other non-exempt employees received legally required meal and rest breaks, including a 10-minute paid rest break for every four hours of work and a 30-minute meal period for shifts over five hours. Employees allegedly were not paid the required premium pay when breaks were missed, shortened, or taken late. The complaint

Washington Wage-and-Hour Class Action Filed Against Sportsman’s Warehouse, Inc. A new class action lawsuit highlights common wage-and-hour issues in the retail industry across Washington State. The lawsuit against Sportsman’s Warehouse, Inc., which sells outdoor recreational gear and operates retail locations throughout Washington, including in Federal Way, alleges the company failed to properly pay its non-exempt, hourly employees. According to the complaint, staffing conditions and scheduling demands regularly prevented cashiers and other non-exempt retail employees from taking legally required meal and rest breaks. Employees allegedly worked through their meal and rest periods to meet the company’s work requirements and were not compensated with the additional premium pay owed for missed breaks. The complaint also alleges that the company required employees to

Washington Wage-and-Hour Class Action Filed Against Key Technology, Inc. A new class action lawsuit highlights common wage-and-hour issues in the manufacturing industry across Washington State. The lawsuit against Key Technology, Inc., a food processing machinery manufacturer operating in Walla Walla County, alleges the company failed to properly pay its non-exempt, hourly employees. According to the complaint, staffing conditions and scheduling demands regularly prevented fabricators and other non-exempt employees from taking legally required meal and rest breaks. Employees allegedly worked through their meal and rest periods to meet the company’s work requirements and were not compensated with the additional premium pay owed for missed breaks. The complaint also alleges that employees were required to perform unpaid pre- and post-shift work, including

Washington Wage-and-Hour Class Action Filed Against Wyckoff Farms, Inc. A new class action lawsuit highlights common wage-and-hour issues in the agricultural industry across Washington State. The lawsuit against Wyckoff Farms, Inc., an agricultural business that cultivates crops and operates in Yakima County, alleges the company failed to properly pay its non-exempt, hourly employees. According to the complaint, staffing conditions and scheduling demands regularly prevented supervisor assistants and other non-exempt employees from taking legally required meal and rest breaks. Employees allegedly worked through their meal and rest periods to meet the company’s work requirements and were not compensated with the additional premium pay owed for missed breaks. The complaint also alleges that the company failed to pay proper overtime for hours

Washington Wage-and-Hour Class Action Filed Against Infinity Global Distribution, LLC A new class action lawsuit highlights common wage-and-hour issues affecting employees across Washington State. The lawsuit against Infinity Global Distribution, LLC, a brand management and distribution company operating in Pierce County, alleges the company failed to properly pay its non-exempt, hourly employees. According to the complaint, staffing conditions and scheduling demands regularly prevented customer service representatives and other non-exempt employees from taking legally required meal and rest breaks. Employees allegedly worked through their meal and rest periods to meet the company’s work requirements and were not compensated with the additional premium pay owed for missed breaks. The complaint also alleges that the company required employees to use their personal cell