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Delivery Drivers\u00a0or distributors of\u00a0Tastykake<\/a>\u00a0baked goods have\u00a0just\u00a0resolved\u00a0allegations\u00a0of unpaid wages\u00a0under the Fair Labor Standards Act (\u201cFLSA\u201d).\u00a0Tastykake\u00a0has agreed to pay these delivery drivers $3.15 million\u00a0to resolve\u00a0class action\u00a0claims\u00a0that they\u00a0were misclassified as independent contractors\u00a0and denied the proper overtime pay.\u00a0More than 200 class members\u00a0who worked for the company in Pennsylvania, Maryland and\u00a0New Jersey\u00a0stand to benefit from\u00a0this payout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tastykake, which has numerous warehouses stocked with fresh baked products, hired distributors as independent contractors that functioned as delivery drivers to deliver and stock their products at its retailer customer locations. The class action lawsuit argued that these drivers should have been paid hourly and overtime as employees of the company instead of their complicated pay structure as independent contractors when working over 40 hours per work week. The distributors alleged that Tastykake exerted substantial control over the most basic aspects of their work even going as far as prohibiting them delivering competitors\u2019 food products. This extensive level of control over their work should cause them to be classified as employees of Tastykake with eligibility for overtime pay under the FLSA instead of independent contractors entitled to much less benefits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Independent contractor misclassifications are actually a common issue in this industry. Business often purposefully misclassify workers in order to cut labor costs saving them on overtime pay and employee benefits. If you feel you may be wrongfully classified as an independent contractor, schedule your free and confidential consultation with our firm, Fitapelli & Schaffer, LLP, today at (212) 300-0375 or visit our website here for additional information regarding your employment rights.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\nDelivery Drivers\u00a0or distributors of\u00a0Tastykake\u00a0baked goods have\u00a0just\u00a0resolved\u00a0allegations\u00a0of unpaid wages\u00a0under the Fair Labor Standards Act (\u201cFLSA\u201d).\u00a0Tastykake\u00a0has agreed to pay these delivery drivers $3.15 million\u00a0to resolve\u00a0class action\u00a0claims\u00a0that they\u00a0were misclassified as independent contractors\u00a0and denied the proper overtime pay.\u00a0More than 200 class members\u00a0who worked for the company in Pennsylvania, Maryland and\u00a0New Jersey\u00a0stand to benefit from\u00a0this payout.<\/p>\n

Tastykake, which has numerous warehouses stocked with fresh baked products, hired distributors as independent contractors that functioned as delivery drivers to deliver and stock their products at its retailer customer locations. The class action lawsuit argued that these drivers should have …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3184","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-employment-law"],"yoast_head":"\nDelivery Drivers of Sweets Manufacturer to Get $3.15M in Unpaid Wages<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn how these delivery drivers received $3.15 million in unpaid overtime and their issues of independent contractor misclassifications.\" \/>\n<meta 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