Links
Large Damage Awards in Other Lawsuits
Plaintiffs won case against Wal-Mart for unpaid overtime.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/12/20/national/main533818.shtml
Office Depot settled a 2-year-old class action lawsuit on overtime for $3.3 million just before it was to go to trial.
http://hr.blr.com/display.cfm/id/10933
IBM Settles to Pay $65 Million In Overtime to IT Workers
http://www.careerjournal.com/hrcenter/briefs/20061206-bna.html
Siebel to pay $27.5M in OT lawsuit
http://eastbay.bizjournals.com/eastbay/stories/2006/11/13/daily43.html
Court Approves $2 Million Settlement in Overtime Class Action Against Abercrombie & Fitch
http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=106206
Parties Announce $4.45 Million Settlement of Overtime and Other Wage and Hour Claims for New York Employees of Service Corp. International Affiliates
http://www.send2press.com/newswire/2006-02-0221-006.shtml
Regulations
This page lists many regulations applicable to the payment of overtime:
http://www.dol.gov/dol/allcfr/ESA/Title_29/Part_778/toc.htm
These pages list the regulations applicable to outside sales employees:
http://www.dol.gov/dol/allcfr/ESA/Title_29/Part_541/29CFR541.500.htm
http://www.dol.gov/dol/allcfr/ESA/Title_29/Part_541/29CFR541.502.htm
You can find the Department of Labor’s position regarding the payment of overtime to salespersons working out of a model home here:
Field Operations Handbook (.pdf)
You can find the federal law that applies in this case here:
http://www.dol.gov/esa/regs/statutes/whd/allfair.htm
General Links
Other law firm's advice to businesses on the dangers of failing to pay overtime.
http://www.businessknowhow.com/manage/overtime.htm