On July 7, 2014, Fitapelli & Schaffer, LLP filed a class action lawsuit against Costco Wholesale Corporation and the owners/operators of PopCorners, a brand of “all natural” popped corn chip products. The lawsuit alleges that the defendants failed to compensate Sales Representatives of PopCorners overtime pay. The plaintiff alleges that he would be required to hand out free samples in a specific Costco location and be required to work from open to close of the store. As a result of this practice, the plaintiff worked in excess of 40 hours per week without being paid time and one half his regular hourly wage rate. Instead, the plaintiff was paid a fixed weekly salary regardless of the amount of hours he worked.
Anyone who has worked for PopCorners as a Sales Representative within the past 6 years who was required to perform work at any Costco location nationwide and who worked over 40 hours per week may be entitled to overtime pay. Please contact the employment lawyers at Fitapelli & Schaffer, (212) 300-0375, to further discuss your rights and the possibility of joining this case.