EDS - Overtime Dispute

                                Money Will Settle This

Last month, six former/current EDS employees filed a class-action lawsuit seeking overtime pay (see: http://www.examiner.com/a-1224633~EDS_technical_service_workers_sue_for_overtime_pay.html ). This type of suit occurs frequently and hinges on whether or not specific workers were correctly or incorrectly identified as 'exempt' under Fair Labor Standards Act (FSLA) regulations.

Not surprisingly, specialized websites have sprung up to identify other potential claimants/plaintiffs (see: http://www.edsovertime.com/ ). CRN, Computer Reseller News, has also covered this story.

FSLA suits are usually solved with money. Some goes to the litigants and some goes to lawyers. If found in violation of FSLA regulations, the offending employer makes adjustments to their payroll system going forward, recalculates owed back pay and makes restitution.

Is this a BIG story? Probably not. It's interesting and very solvable. It's only scandalous if long-term patterns of deceit/fraud are uncovered. If it's a legitimate difference of opinion in interpreting regulations, fraud is much harder to prove. Without fraud, the fines will likely be scant.