SOUTHFIELD, Mich., June 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Sommers Schwartz, P.C., announces that a class action lawsuit was filed in United States District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, today, June 29, 2006, on behalf of plaintiffs, against the Automobile Club of Michigan, based in Dearborn, Michigan.
DETAILS:
WHAT: The following counts have been filed in this U.S. District Court lawsuit: Count 1 -- Violation of ERISA against defendant Automobile Club of Michigan, failure to maintain records; Count 2 -- Violation of ERISA against all defendants named for failure to credit hours of service required by ERISA; Count 3 -- FLSA Claims (Fair Labor Standards Act) against defendant Automobile Club of Michigan.
WHO: Plaintiffs Peggy Pauley, Zsa Zsa Richardson and Irene Plonka, all residents of Macomb County and employees of the Automobile Club of Michigan, were told by the Automobile Club of Michigan that they were exempt from overtime payments under federal law, and that the Automobile Club of Michigan failed and refused to pay Plaintiffs and members of the Plaintiff Class overtime pay for overtime worked.
WHEN: News conference on Thursday, June 29, 2006 at 1:00 p.m., at Sommers Schwartz, P.C. - 9th floor Board Room.
AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEWS:
* Joseph A. Golden and Patricia A. Stamler, Attorneys for Plaintiffs,
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* Peggy Pauley, Zsa Zsa Richardson and Irene Plonka, Plaintiffs
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