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T-Mobile USA Inc. is accused of underpaying on-call technicians by offering a flat rate for overtime that falls below legal standards, according to a collective <\/a>action filed in Washington federal court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A senior technician from the company’s Bellevue, Washington headquarters claimed in the lawsuit that T-Mobile provides an “on-call\/call-out premium pay” for shifts outside regular hours, but this pay structure doesn’t comply with the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA) requirement for overtime at a time-and-a-half rate. The lawsuit argues that T-Mobile is either deliberately shortchanging workers or should be aware of its non-compliance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The complaint states that the company’s actions are intentional, made in bad faith, and have caused significant financial harm to non-exempt hourly employees, with damages to be determined at trial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The lead plaintiff in this case has worked at various T-Mobile locations in Florida for the past decade in an overtime-eligible position, according to the complaint. The lawsuit states that his typical work schedule includes shifts of eight or more hours for five or more days a week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When the plaintiff and other employees work beyond their standard weekly hours, T-Mobile allegedly provides a flat-rate bonus of approximately $30 for each extra shift. However, the company treats this bonus as equivalent to one additional hour of work when calculating the regular rate and overtime pay, the lawsuit claims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since Plaintiff\u2019s regular hourly rate is $41, the lawsuit claims he is being undercompensated for overtime work. Under the FLSA, overtime pay must be calculated at time-and-a-half based on his actual hourly wage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The plaintiff seeks to represent all current and former non-exempt, full-time hourly T-Mobile employees in the U.S. who received a flat-pay bonus for at least one on-call shift during the three years before the lawsuit was filed, continuing through the case’s resolution. The lawsuit seeks collective certification to notify potential opt-in employees, as well as back pay, damages, and a finding that T-Mobile’s actions were willful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you’re a T-Mobile employee or someone facing similar pay practices, consult with an attorney today to recover the wages you’ve rightfully earned. Fitapelli & Schaffer offers free<\/a> consultations, and our experienced attorneys will guide you through every step to ensure you’re receiving fair compensation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\nT-Mobile USA Inc. is accused of underpaying on-call technicians by offering a flat rate for overtime that falls below legal standards, according to a collective action filed in Washington federal court.<\/p>\n

A senior technician from the company’s Bellevue, Washington headquarters claimed in the lawsuit that T-Mobile provides an “on-call\/call-out premium pay” for shifts outside regular hours, but this pay structure doesn’t comply with the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA) requirement for overtime at a time-and-a-half rate. …<\/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-3914","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-employment-law"],"yoast_head":"\nT-Mobile Faces Legal Action Over Unpaid OT for Technicians<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"T-Mobile USA Inc. is accused of underpaying on-call technicians by offering a flat rate for overtime that falls below legal standards\" 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