HOUSTON — A scanner operator is suing his employer, alleging violation of workers compensation acts in failing to pay overtime.
Eugene Vaughn, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, filed a class action complaint Dec. 6 in the Houston Division of the Southern District of Texas against The Document Group, alleging violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
According to the complaint, the plaintiff alleges he regularly worked scanning documents for more than 40 hours a week without receiving proper overtime compensation for all hours worked in excess of 40.
The plaintiff alleges The Document Group improperly classified him as an independent contractor and paid him straight time instead of time and a half his regular rate for overtime hours worked as required by FLSA.
Vaughn seeks trial by jury, an order allowing this complaint to proceed as a collective action, all unpaid overtime compensation, liquidated damages, attorney fees and court costs, plus all other just and proper relief. He is represented by attorney Taft L. Foley II of The Foley Law Firm in Houston.
Houston Division of the Southern District of Texas Case number 4:16-cv-03578