Former Tampa Tribune sports reporter Brett McMurphy is suing the newspaper's parent company, contending he was not paid for overtime he worked.McMurphy, who says in the lawsuit that he was hired in 1987, alleges he was required to work more than 40 hours a week, typically in the months of August through March. The federal lawsuit says McMurphy was required to work unpaid overtime "over the years, and specifically between Feb. 1, 2007, and Oct. 1, 2009."
The paper "paid McMurphy based on an hourly rate of pay, but refused to pay McMurphy for all hours worked at the appropriate overtime compensation rate," the lawsuit alleges.
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I was laid off in July 2009. I asked specificially if I had to sign anything at my exit interview. I was told "No". I never did sign anything, and that was it. My position didn't require overtime except for the occasional end of shift breaking news assignment which was compensated within that pay period.
ReplyDeleteI was laid off in July 2009. I was not asked to sign anything. My layoff actually was conducted with respect and humanity by VP of production. I did however work thru breaks and lunches on & off for many years, in order to make deadlines. Only got paid OT in the last few months of my employment. Whatever.
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