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

Washington Wage-and-Hour Class Action Filed Against Agri Beef Co. A new class action lawsuit highlights common wage-and-hour issues in the meat processing industry across Washington State. The lawsuit against Agri Beef Co. alleges the company engaged in a systematic scheme of wage and hour violations against its hourly-paid or non-exempt employees in Yakima County and throughout Washington. According to the complaint, employees were regularly required to work more than three consecutive hours without a rest break and more than five consecutive hours without a meal break, without receiving the additional premium pay owed for those missed breaks. The lawsuit further alleges that these missed-break violations also resulted in unpaid minimum wages and unpaid overtime for hours worked beyond 40 in

Washington Wage-and-Hour Class Action Filed Against Crunch Pak, LLC A new class action lawsuit highlights common wage-and-hour issues in the food manufacturing industry across Washington State. The lawsuit against Crunch Pak, LLC, which manufactures and distributes packaged snack foods from its facility in Cashmere, WA, alleges the company failed to properly pay its non-exempt, hourly employees. According to the complaint, staffing conditions and scheduling demands regularly prevented forklift operators and other production employees from taking legally required meal and rest breaks. Employees allegedly worked through their meal and rest periods to meet the company’s production requirements and were not compensated with the additional premium pay owed for missed breaks. The complaint also alleges that employees were required to clock out

Washington Wage-and-Hour Class Action Filed Against Renal Treatment Centers – West (DaVita) A new class action lawsuit highlights common wage-and-hour issues in the healthcare industry across Washington State. The lawsuit against Renal Treatment Centers – West, Inc., which operates dialysis clinics throughout Washington under the name DaVita, alleges the company failed to properly pay its non-exempt, hourly employees. According to the complaint, staffing practices and scheduling demands regularly prevented patient care workers — including dialysis technicians — from taking legally required meal and rest breaks. Employees allegedly remained on duty even during attempted breaks, responding to patient calls and emergencies, and were not compensated with the additional premium pay owed for missed breaks — including on shifts exceeding 11 hours

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