An ex-Apple employee that worked at one of Apple’s New York retail locations has launched a class-action suit against Apple, claiming the company paid its employees every two weeks instead of weekly, as required by New York state.
The attempted class action complaint, filed on April 4, was filed by plaintiff Raven Ramos on behalf of all Apple employees in the state of New York “that engage or have engaged in manual work in the course of their employment” alleges that Apple has, and continues to, violate labor law in the state.
New York law states that manual workers are required to be paid on a weekly basis unless there is an express authorization from the New York State Department of Labor Commissioner allowing for payment to occur on a semi-monthly basis.
It is believed that Apple did not receive such authorization for its retail store employees and that it paid wages every other week instead of paying weekly. The lawsuit says Apple broke the law, as its retail staff member should be covered by the law.
Ramos calculates that approximately 25% of her responsibilities at Apple would come under manual labor. These tasks included “working the sales floor, unboxing products, emptied cash registers, and assisted customers.”
Ramos was employed by Apple between October 2010 and January 2018, at Apple’s Fifth Avenue store. During her employment period, Apple paid wages every other week, and not weekly.
The lawsuit claims Ramos was injured by Apple’s failure to pay wages weekly because “she was temporarily deprived of money owed to her,” and that she “lost the time value of that money.”
The suit claims the class covers at least 100 members, with the total claims of individual members of the class “well in excess” of $5 million.
The lawsuit says the class members are entitled to recover “the amount of their untimely paid wages as liquidated damages,” as well as reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs, and pre- and post-judgment interest.
(Via AppleInsider)
