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Date: March 22, 2001 at 20:50:20
From: webmaster
Subject: Temp Workers File Class-Action Against Labor Ready, Inc.


Thursday February 15 10:29am EST



OAKLAND, Calif., Feb. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- On February 14, temporary construction workers filed a class action lawsuit in Alameda Superior Court in Oakland, CA against Labor Ready Inc. (NYSE: LRW), one of the largest construction temporary help firms in the country, charging that the company's payroll practices violate California labor laws. If the court finds in favor of the workers, Labor Ready may be required to pay millions of dollars in back wages to workers throughout the state.

The issue at the heart of the class action suit concerns the definition of " hours worked." As a matter of company policy, Labor Ready temp workers must report to the company's dispatch offices between 5:00 and 6:00 a.m. to receive their daily assignment. Labor Ready, however, does not consider its workers to be "on the clock" until they physically reach the Labor Ready customer's worksite. Their laborers are considered "off the clock" as soon as the workers leave the client's property at the end of the day. But for most Labor Ready temp workers, the day is not over. They must return to the Labor Ready dispatch office at the end of each day to be paid.

The time spent waiting in the office for an assignment, and the time spent traveling to and from the work site may add up to several hours per day that are completely uncompensated.

Workers in California are required to be paid time and a half for working over eight hours in a day. Under California law, virtually all temporary employees who have worked for Labor Ready over the last four years could be eligible for back pay for uncompensated work time.

"I think there is strong evidence that Labor Ready's payroll practices violate California law," said David Rosenfeld, the plaintiffs' attorney. "Under California law, 'hours worked' certainly includes the time spent traveling to and from the Labor Ready office to the job sites of Labor Ready clients, as well as the time that Labor Ready requires employees to be present at its dispatch offices."

/CONTACT: Andrea L. Miller, 800-989-0058; or David Rosenfeld or Lisa Pau, 510-839-6600; all for Building and Construction Trades Department, AFL-CIO/ 09:27 EST


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