Chinese Overtime Lawsuits

Lawsuits filed for Chinese Overtime cases. Dunham & Jones, Attorneys at Law helps employees and contractors collect unpaid overtime from their employers.

posted on January 16, 2014 by

Lawsuit filed: Houston oilfield worker claims being paid by Chinese Overtime scheme as he worked in excess of 120 hours every two weeks

On January 16, 2014, the employment lawyers at Dunham & Jones P.C. filed suit in Federal Court in Houston against Greene’s Energy Group, LLC and Greene’s Energy Group International, LLC on behalf of former oilfield worker Bryan High, alleging overtime violations.

Mr. High filed suit under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) for all unpaid overtime hours worked within the three-year period prior to the filing of the suit.

Mr. High, who worked in Houston, Texas, alleges that he was working in excess of 120 hours every two weeks although his employer failed to pay him overtime for these hours. In fact, the compensation scheme utilized by his employer wound up reducing his effective hourly rate the more hours he worked. This type of scheme is commonly referred to as Chinese Overtime.

If you or someone you know worked for Greene’s Energy Group, LLC and Greene’s Energy Group International, LLC, contact Doug Welmaker at Dunham & Jones, PC, at 1-800-344-4444 today.

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posted on November 21, 2013 by

Lawsuit filed against Coors of Austin for “Chinese Overtime”

The employment attorneys at Dunham & Jones, P.C., have sued Coors of Austin in Federal Court alleging violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act. The suit filed in the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas alleges that Coors of Austin failed to pay Jesus Valenzuela, and a group of similarly situated employees, time and one-half their regular hourly rate for all hours worked over forty in a workweek. Mr. Valenzuela was employed by Coors of Austin as a “Merchandiser”. The suit alleges that Mr. Valenzuela worked long hours “travelling to Defendants’ retail customers and stocking shelves and coolers, building and maintaining point-of-sale displays, and rotating product in furtherance of Defendants’ wholesale beer business.” However, rather than paying time and one-half for overtime hours, it is alleged that Coors of Austin calculated overtime pay using a formula known as “Chinese Overtime” that often resulted in an hourly rate less than minimum wage. The suit was filed in Austin, Texas on November 21, 2013.

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