Nichols, Kaster & Anderson Brings Overtime Lawsuit Against Flextronics International USA, Inc. and Solectron Corporation on Behalf of Assembly and Technician Employees

Market Wire, December, 2007

On December 19, 2007, Nichols, Kaster & Anderson, PLLP filed a putative collective action and class action overtime lawsuit on behalf of current and former employees of Flextronics International USA, Inc. and Solectron Corporation. Solectron and Flextronics are both providers of electronics manufacturing services (EMS) with locations across the country and the world. Together the two companies have at least 20 locations in United States.

The lawsuit alleges that Flextronics and Solectron violated the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and corresponding state laws by paying employees by their shift time, rather than the time they actually worked. The suit also alleges that the Defendants did not compensate employees for the time they spent putting on and taking off protective gear such as smocks, wrist straps and ankles straps, and the time employees spent going through electro-static discharge (ESD) testing. The lawsuit seeks damages related to violations of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act and other state laws. The lawsuit was brought by four assembly, repair, and technician employees who worked for the Defendants in California, North Carolina and Kentucky. They brought the action as a nationwide collective action on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated, as well as a class action in California and Kentucky.

Plaintiffs' attorney Jessica Clay explained, "These corporations required their employees to arrive at work early in order to put on special protective gear and go through electro-static discharge (ESD) testing. Although these activities were solely for the benefit of the employer, Solectron and Flextronics did not compensate their employees for this time. As a result, we believe that non-exempt employees of Solectron and Flextronics across the country were wrongfully denied overtime pay for the hours they worked."

Plaintiffs are represented by James Kaster, Jessica Clay, and Matthew Helland from the law firm of Nichols, Kaster & Anderson, PLLP. Nichols, Kaster & Anderson has offices in Minneapolis, Minnesota and San Francisco, California. The case is entitled Gil et al. v. Solectron Corporation and Flextronics International USA, Inc., et al., Civ. No. 07-CV-06414, N.D. California.

Individuals may find information about joining this action at www.nka.com and www.overtimecases.com or by calling (877) 448-0492.

Contact: James Kaster (612) 256-3202 Jessica Clay (612) 256-3233 Matt Helland (415) 277-7235