Potential Lawsuit: Tow Truck Driver Employment Lawsuit

Home Page >> Potential Lawsuit >> Tow Truck Driver Employment Lawsuit Two Truck Driver Employment Lawsuit Tow truck drivers across the US may be victims of violations of various employment regulations, including failure to pay minimum wage, failure to pay proper overtime and illegal deductions from wages. Tow truck drivers are entitled to protection under the Fair Labor Standards Act and other state and federal employment laws. Furthermore, tow truck drivers may be misclassified as independent contractors. FREE CASE EVALUATION Send your Tow Truck Driver claim to a Lawyer who will review your claim at NO COST or obligation. Tow Truck Employment Law Tow truck drivers who are employees are covered under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and various state employment laws. Those laws ensure minimum wage for hours worked and time-and-a-half for overtime hours worked. Some tow truck drivers are classified as independent contractors; however having such a classification does not mean tow truck drivers are in fact independent contractors. If they are called independent contractors but are treated as employees, then they are technically employees and have the right to minimum wage and overtime protections. Tow Truck Employment Lawsuit In May 2013, the US Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division announced United Towing & Transport Inc would pay more than $157,000 in back wages to tow truck drivers and roadside assistance technicians after an investigation found violations of various employment laws. Among the violations were illegal deductions to employees' wages to cover damages to vehicles, which resulted in wages dropping below minimum wage. Further violations included failure to properly pay overtime and failure to include discretionary bonuses when computing overtime. Investigators further found that some tow truck operators were misclassified as independent contractors. In 2011, a group of tow truck drivers reached a settlement with their employer after they filed a lawsuit (Lanktree, et al. v. i-70 Towing, et http://attorney-in-temecula.com/more-information/personal-injury/ al) alleging they were not properly paid minimum wage. The lawsuit alleged drivers were paid commissions for their tow jobs, but those commissions did not amount to minimum wage. They further claimed that they were not paid for time spent on call. The terms of the settlement were confidential. Tow Truck Driver Legal Help If you or a loved one has suffered similar damages or injuries, please click the link below and your complaint will be sent to an employment lawyer who may evaluate your claim at no cost or obligation.
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