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Lawsuit Claims Franchise Owner Cheated Workers

January 25, 2018

Amarillo, Texas, USA - May 12, 2011: A Taco Bell Drive Thru sign. Taco Bell is a national chain of fast food restaurants specializing in Mexican cuisine.
A class action lawsuit has been filed in US District Court in Detroit in which more than 500 employees and former employees of Michigan Taco Bells allege that the franchise owner, Sundance, cheated them out of overtime pay. The plaintiffs claim their paychecks were capped at 40 hours a week, even when they worked more hours and were entitled by federal law to time-and-a-half overtime wages. An attorney for the plaintiffs, Megan Bonanni of Pitt McGehee Palmer & Rivers, said workers from Taco Bells throughout Michigan have told similar stories. “This was an intentional violation to maximize their profit margin. To say that it’s an isolated practice from a few rogue stores is just not what we’re observing.” Among the allegations – the restaurants had two work-shift computers: a front computer for workers to clock in and clock out, and a back computer that managers used to edit workers’ timecards.

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