GALVESTON — The owner of several Texas Domino's Pizza franchises is facing a class action alleging their delivery drivers are not being paid for automobile expenses, putting them earning below minimum wage.
Luke Putnam, individually and on behalf of similarly situated persons, filed a complaint April 24 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas Galveston Division against Brown & Brown Pizza Inc., doing business as Domino's Pizza and Randy Brown alleging violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Putnam worked as a delivery driver fin Huntsville for the defendants, who own several Domino's Pizza franchises. He alleges that delivery drivers are required to pay for the costs of owning and operating their own vehicles but are not compensated for automobile expenses that they incur which puts them earning below federal minimum wage requirements.
The plaintiffs seek monetary relief, interest, trial by jury and all other just relief. They are represented by Meredith Black-Matthews and J. Forester of Forester Haynie PLLC in Dallas.
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas Galveston Division case number 3:20-CV-00130