Russell Stover Candy Company Workers Sue for Overtime

[Teamster Jeff]

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Employees for Russell Stover Candies Inc. filed a federal wage-and-hour lawsuit against the company, saying they were intentionally mislabeled as sales representatives and none of them "has ever been paid overtime."

Russell Stover Candies Inc., based in Missouri, employs about 5,000 people, including more than 170 sales representatives, the complaint said. The "overwhelming majority" of its candy is delivered to retailers like Walmart and grocery stores.

Nine workers said Russell Stover "misnamed them as 'sales representatives,'" making them exempt from overtime, when none of them worked primarily in sales, as required by the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. Most of the company's sales are performed or originate from employees other than the plaintiffs, the court filing said.

One plaintiff, a former sales representative named Cheryl Carter, a resident of Fulton County, Ga., worked for the company from May 2005 to December 2012. During that time, her duties "primarily" involved manual labor, the suit said, and she "regularly" worked more than 40 hours each week but was never paid overtime.
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[Sherman A1]

1. I hope they win and receive their

time due.

Thanks for posting.