Post by Logan on Feb 18, 2016 3:30:04 GMT -6
SeaTac workers say they aren’t getting $15 an hour, sue 14 employers
SeaTac workers at 14 companies have filed lawsuits seeking class-action status that allege their employers have been paying them less than the $15 per hour called for under the minimum-wage ordinance approved by the city’s voters in 2013.
The employers named in the 14 separate suits include car-rental firms Hertz and Fox, baggage-handling companies Menzies Aviation and Bags Inc., and global shipping company Hanjin. The other defendants are also rental-car, food-service and logistics firms.
Some workers reported being paid wages as low as $9.75 per hour, while most were paid close to $12 per hour, said one of their attorneys, Duncan Turner of Badgley Mullins Turner.
The lawsuits list more than 40 plaintiffs, but attorneys representing them said the lawsuits could ultimately cover about 1,500 workers who work at companies based at or near Sea-Tac International Airport.
Read more: www.seattletimes.com/business/economy/seatac-workers-say-they-arent-getting-15-an-hour-sue-14-employers/
SeaTac workers at 14 companies have filed lawsuits seeking class-action status that allege their employers have been paying them less than the $15 per hour called for under the minimum-wage ordinance approved by the city’s voters in 2013.
The employers named in the 14 separate suits include car-rental firms Hertz and Fox, baggage-handling companies Menzies Aviation and Bags Inc., and global shipping company Hanjin. The other defendants are also rental-car, food-service and logistics firms.
Some workers reported being paid wages as low as $9.75 per hour, while most were paid close to $12 per hour, said one of their attorneys, Duncan Turner of Badgley Mullins Turner.
The lawsuits list more than 40 plaintiffs, but attorneys representing them said the lawsuits could ultimately cover about 1,500 workers who work at companies based at or near Sea-Tac International Airport.
Read more: www.seattletimes.com/business/economy/seatac-workers-say-they-arent-getting-15-an-hour-sue-14-employers/