IBM Sued in Massive FLSA Overtime Class Action Suit

Posted on January 26, 2006 by Christopher McKinney
IBM was sued in federal court Tuesday for allegedly not paying overtime to tens of thousands of rank-and-file employees. The suit was filed in U.S. District Court on behalf of three current and former workers, and seeks class-action status to represent computer installers and maintenance workers for IBM throughout the United States. The Plaintiffs' attorneys said they are seeking millions of dollars in back pay for employees of the world's biggest technology services provider. They are also considering punitive damages. According to the experts interviewed in this piece from the San Francisco Chronicle the practice of not paying overtime to workers who deserve it was widespread in the technology industry.

The lawyers who filed this action settled a similar case against Computer Sciences Corp. for $24 million and video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc. also agreed last year to pay $15.6 million to settle a class-action lawsuit by computer graphic artists who sought overtime compensation.

You can see the Plaintiffs' Attorneys' Pres Release regarding the filing here.
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