Theft Checks May Cost Amazon Staffing Agent
Theft Checks May Cost Amazon Staffing Agent
(CN) - Warehouse workers who filled Amazon orders do not face a conflict in pursuing class and collective claims over unpaid security checks, the 9th Circuit ruled Friday.
Jesse Busk and Laurie Castro, both of Nevada, worked in Las Vegas-area warehouses of Integrity Staffing Solutions where they filled orders for Amazon.com. Every day at quitting time, Integrity forced the workers to wait in a long line while each employee was thoroughly searched and walked through a metal detector.
Integrity said that the searches were necessary to cut down on employee theft. The checks could take nearly half an hour at the end of the working day and the employees were not paid for the time.
Busk and Castro filed a federal class action against Integrity in 2010, alleging that the unpaid security sweeps violated the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and state law.
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