On October 24, five federal prison workers filed suit against the Government alleging that they were required to work during the shutdown without receiving minimum wage and overtime for one pay period.
Unlike their furloughed counterparts, these employees were deemed "excepted" personnel and were required to work during the two week government shutdown, knowing they would get paid at a later time. However, these five employees are arguing that they did not get paid on their regularly scheduled payday, but rather had to wait until a later date. The suit claims that even if these workers were fully compensated at a later date, they were still paid less than the minimum wage on their scheduled payday.
At this time, the Justice department still has yet to file a response to the complaint.
If you have an issue regarding unpaid wages or discrimination in the workplace, please contact Ambuter Law for your free case evaluation.
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