Overtime Suit Against RJ Reynolds Settled

A class action lawsuit for overtime compensation by employees of R.J. Reynolds has been settled.  The suit claimed that the employees were told not to record overtime and that the company's payroll system prevented calculation of overtime.  The suit included 394 workers; the settlement terms were not disclosed.

Source: Kansas City Star

Federal and Kentucky state law require that non-exempt employees be paid overtime for all hours greater than 40 worked in a work week. If you have not been paid the overtime compensation due you, contact Lexington, Kentucky overtime lawyer Robert Abell at 859-254-7076.