OVERVIEW OF THE CASE AND ONGOING INVESTIGATION
Stueve Siegel Hanson LLP has filed an action against R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company alleging that employees did not receive overtime pay as required by the federal Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA").
The case is "Marshall, et al. v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company" Case No: 07-0227-CV-W-RED filed in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri.
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Court Certifies overtime lawsuit on behalf of Retail Representatives.
If you are a current or former Retail Representatives employed by R.J. Reynolds anytime from January 10, 2005, to the present, you are eligible to join a lawsuit. Plaintiffs allege RJ Reynolds only paid for work performed between the hours of 8 to 5. Any work performed before or after those hours, including travel times, was not paid for. Plaintiffs are seeking to recover wages and overtime for unpaid work time. CLICK HERE for a copy of the Notice of Lawsuit
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NEWS COVERAGE
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Plaintiffs allege that R.J. Reynolds unlawfully pays retail representatives only for work that they perform between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. According to Plaintiffs, R.J. Reynolds should compensate retail representatives for administrative work they perform from their homes, including, but not limited to:
- reading and sending e-mails,
- reviewing field communications and other work-related memos, and
- performing their daily laptop communication.
Plaintiffs also allege that R.J. Reynolds's practice of automatically deducting one hour of pay for lunch time is unlawful because many retail representatives did not take a full hour for lunch. Plaintiffs also allege that R.J. Reynolds should pay retail representatives for the time they spend traveling between their homes and the first store on their route and/or the time they spend traveling from the last store on their route to their homes. Plaintiffs allege that R.J. Reynolds's company policies caused retail representatives to perform overtime work without compensation.
Even though R.J. Reynolds is well aware that retail representatives are not able to perform all of their essential job duties (including travel time, making store calls and performing daily administrative work from home) within a standard 8-hour day and 40-hour week, company policy dictates that no overtime compensation is allowed.
WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO JOIN THESE ACTIONS
If you worked for R. J. Reynolds as a Retail Representative in the last three years, you may be eligible to participate in the legal action we are pursuing. Please complete the following form as soon as possible. The form will be sent directly to us, and we will contact you about joining one of our current cases or initiating a new one. If you have any other questions, please contact Jack McInnes or Brad Wilders at 1-866-714-0875.
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