OVERVIEW
Stueve Siegel Hanson LLP and Weinhaus & Potashnick have filed a lawsuit on behalf of pizza delivery drivers against NPC for unpaid wages and unreimbursed expenses.
On March 28, 2011, the Court conditionally certified the claims in the case against NPC International, Inc. as a Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA") collective action. A Notice explaining the lawsuit and how workers can join was sent to all current and former delivery drivers who were employed by NPC in 28 states at any time in the three years preceding March 28, 2011. The deadline to return that Consent form to join the litigation was July 26, 2011. In addition, a supplemental Notice was mailed to several thousand individuals who were not included in the first mailing. The deadline to return that Consent to Join form was October 12, 2011.
What is the lawsuit about?
The lawsuit alleges that NPC violated federal (and state) wage and hour laws by failing to reimburse their pizza delivery drivers for their automobile expenses, resulting in the pizza delivery drivers being paid less than minimum wage. Specifically, the lawsuit alleges that the amount paid by NPC to pizza delivery drivers for automobile expenses are insufficient to reimburse them for the automobile costs incurred in delivering pizzas, including purchasing gasoline, vehicle parts and fluids, automobile and repair services, and automobile insurance, and suffering automobile depreciation.
Click HERE to read the Court order granting certification.
Click HERE to read the Press Release.
Click HERE to read the Kansas City Star article.
Click HERE to read the Law360 article.
MEDIA COVERAGE
The Kansas City Star, NBC Action News and KCTV5 recently ran stories on these lawsuits.
Click here to View the Kansas City Star article
Click here to View the NBC Action News story
Click here to View the KCTV5 story
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