{"id":3505,"date":"2022-10-13T09:50:22","date_gmt":"2022-10-13T13:50:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fslawfirm.com\/blog\/?p=3505"},"modified":"2022-10-13T09:50:25","modified_gmt":"2022-10-13T13:50:25","slug":"steel-mill-workers-to-recover-over-13m-in-unpaid-wages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fslawfirm.com\/blog\/2022\/10\/steel-mill-workers-to-recover-over-13m-in-unpaid-wages\/","title":{"rendered":"Steel Mill Workers\u00a0to\u00a0Recover Over\u00a0$13M In\u00a0Unpaid Wages\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Steel mill workers\u00a0in\u00a0Alabama\u00a0were recently awarded a significant <a href=\"https:\/\/www.law360.com\/articles\/1537097\/ala-steel-mill-workers-awarded-13m-in-wage-suit-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">settlement<\/a> totaling over\u00a0$13 million\u00a0for unpaid wages.\u00a0The class action\u00a0awsuit\u00a0was filed in Alabama under local state laws as well as the\u00a0Fair Labor\u00a0Standard\u2019s\u00a0Act\u00a0(\u201cFLSA\u201d)\u00a0for unpaid overtime.\u00a0Over 275 steel mill workers stand to benefit from the\u00a0$13.17 million settlement.\u00a0Those eligible to participate in this recovery include all current and former\u00a0steel mill workers\u00a0that were employed by\u00a0Outokumpu\u00a0Stainless Steel\u00a0USA, LLC since November 1, 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The lawsuit, which was originally filed in 2018, alleged that the&nbsp;Outokumpu&nbsp;steel mill&nbsp;violated the FLSA by failing to properly pay regular wages, overtime wages, and bonuses. Specifically,&nbsp;the claims included&nbsp;timekeeping system issues that caused a&nbsp;(a) failure&nbsp;to pay wages for&nbsp;all hours&nbsp;worked, whether on the clock or off, (b) failure&nbsp;to pay overtime at&nbsp;one and half times their regular&nbsp;hourly rate&nbsp;for all hours worked over 40&nbsp;which should have&nbsp;included monthly bonus&nbsp;calculations&nbsp;and (c)&nbsp;failure&nbsp;to&nbsp;correctly pay for&nbsp;overtime&nbsp;and wages&nbsp;in a timely manner.&nbsp;The&nbsp;approved&nbsp;settlement&nbsp;covers&nbsp;these alleged owed back wages as well as damages&nbsp;effectively&nbsp;ending their wage and hour&nbsp;claims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It isn\u2019t uncommon for industries that require labor intensive work, such as steel mill workers,\u00a0to\u00a0incorrectly\u00a0compensate their employees under state and federal laws, such as the FLSA.\u00a0Working off the clock without pay or not having your overtime correctly calculated are just some of the\u00a0more common violations seen across the United States. If you have\u00a0experienced similar work place\u00a0issues\u00a0or just want to find out if you\u2019re getting paid in accordance with the law, give our firm, Fitapelli &amp; Schaffer, LLP, a call. We offer a free and confidential phone consultation\u00a0that can help you decipher if you may have any claims for owed wages. You can also visit our website <a href=\"http:\/\/Fslawfirm.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a> for additional helpful information regarding your rights.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\nSteel mill workers\u00a0in\u00a0Alabama\u00a0were recently awarded a significant settlement totaling over\u00a0$13 million\u00a0for unpaid wages.\u00a0The class action\u00a0awsuit\u00a0was filed in Alabama under local state laws as well as the\u00a0Fair Labor\u00a0Standard\u2019s\u00a0Act\u00a0(\u201cFLSA\u201d)\u00a0for unpaid overtime.\u00a0Over 275 steel mill workers stand to benefit from the\u00a0$13.17 million settlement.\u00a0Those eligible to participate in this recovery include all current and former\u00a0steel mill workers\u00a0that were employed by\u00a0Outokumpu\u00a0Stainless Steel\u00a0USA, LLC since November 1, 2018.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit, which was originally filed in 2018, alleged that the&nbsp;Outokumpu&nbsp;steel mill&nbsp;violated the FLSA &#8230;<\/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-3505","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-employment-law"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Steel Mill Workers\u00a0to\u00a0Recover Over\u00a0$13M In\u00a0Unpaid Wages<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Discover how steel mill workers were able to recover over $13 million in owed wages. 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