Mayes,
et al. v. The Geo Group, Inc.
United States District Court
for the Northern District of Florida, case no.: 08-CV-0248
Filed on: August 6, 2008
Our office along with Brown & Associates,
LLC filed a collective action claim against The Geo Group, Inc.
(GEO) in the U.S. Federal Court for the Northern District of
Florida on August 6, 2008. This lawsuit was filed on behalf of
all correction officers for unpaid time and overtime under the
federal wage and hour laws: the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
The lawsuit alleges that GEO failed to pay correction officers
for the time that they were required to be at work both before
and after their shifts. For example: requiring officers to be
present and clock-in early before the shift starts (for “roll
call” etc.) and to clock-out minutes after the shift ends,
but refusing to pay for this time. This lawsuit is asking the
Court to certify this class of employees who worked at GEO’s
49 facilities in 17 states. |
