Sticker Mule, Popular Sticker and Merchandising Company, Faces Overtime Lawsuit
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Tierra Bonefort, former Sticker Mule LLC and Print Bear LLC employee, filed a federal overtime lawsuit alleging the sticker-making companies violated labor law when they failed to pay overtime wages.
California Sticker Mule Employee Files Suit and Seeks Class Action Status:
Bonefort’s lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York on October 5th. Bonefort’s suit seeks back pay, attorneys fees, and class action status. If class action status is granted, the lawsuit would allow approximately 40 other former and current Sticker Mule and Print Bear employees and workers to join the suit.
Allegations Included in the Overtime Lawsuit:
Bonefort alleges that Sticker Mule and Print Bear (mutually owned sticker making companies) did not pay appropriate overtime wages in accordance with the law (both federal and state labor law) from Sept. 12, 2018 through Jan. 31, 2020. During this time period, Bonefort often worked more than 40 hours per week at the two companies located at 49 Elk Street and 336 Forest Avenue respectively. Allegedly the companies have three shifts for workers and they offer a pay differential for late/overnight work shifts. However, they do not include the pay increase for late/overnight shifts when they calculate overtime pay rates.
In Addition to Miscalculating Overtime Pay, Defendant Failed to Issue Accurate Pay Statements
According to the lawsuit, the Defendant did not provide their employees with accurate wage statements as required by law. By law, wage statements were required to include the employer’s phone number, and the base rate for the employee’s pay. Class members allegedly did not receive pay statements with the required information. The number of overtime hours Bonefort worked during the time period in question is not listed in the lawsuit. However, the plaintiff does require class certification and to notify other potential litigants of their right to join the class.
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