Mercedes-Benz Sued by U.S. Workers for Overtime
June 11, 2009
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - Daimler's Mercedes-Benz unit was sued by U.S. workers at its 
Vance, Ala., plant, claiming they are owed overtime wages because the company made them cover breaks for managers, Bloomberg News
reports.
The plant builds Mercedes' SUVs, including the M-Class, R-Class and GL-Class, none of which have been fast sellers in this recessionary economy and with the waning popularity of sport utes.
The complaint, filed Wednesday in federal court in Alabama, was brought as a class action case on behalf of 100 workers. The workers claim they attended meetings prior to the start of their shifts to hear updates from management, among other unpaid duties, in violation of federal labor laws. Hourly employees who work more than 40 hours a week are supposed to be paid 1 1/2 times their regular wage, according to the complaint cited by Bloomberg.
Photo by Mercedes-Benz
2009 Mercedes-Benz M-Class
Posted by Michelle Krebs at 6:23 AM under Companies , News | Comments (3) | digg this | Seed Newsvine
god i wish i had a union. Basically so what. Union work must be the next best thing to government work.
Posted by: bobothedude | June 11, 2009 at 5:19 PM
Gee bobothedue, these guys are non union.
Posted by: kingfish4 | June 12, 2009 at 12:48 PM
"Work will set you free."
Posted by: canddmeyer | June 15, 2009 at 10:16 PM