Lawsuit: NAFS Miscalculates Employees’ Compensable Hours

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North Alabama Family Services, Inc. (NAFS), its parent corporation, and an individual who controls the business have been named as defendants in a lawsuit filed by eight former or current employees who claim they were not paid proper wages for all their hours worked. The plaintiffs allege that NAFS, which operates four group homes for adult care in the state of Alabama, frequently miscalculates employees’ compensable time.

“By NAFS policy,” the complaint explains, “Employees are not allowed to leave a[n] employment shift until the next scheduled employee arrives. This time between the end of their shift and when an employee can leave their place of employment is not considered calculable.” Even further, the suit argues, the defendants require employees residing in each home to remain there at night and provide service to residents without compensation.

As a result, the complaint argues, the plaintiffs’ straight time hours were understated, and they were allegedly never paid premium overtime wages for the hours they worked above 40 each week.

“Employees were often told to look for the proper compensation from the last pay period to be reflected on the next pay check [sic],” the suit attests. “However, despite NAFS’s assurances, the paychecks remained inaccurate for straight time for hours worked, creating a mounting deficit for owed compensation to employees.”