Lawsuit: Tristate Logistics, Factory Motor Parts International ‘Misclassified’ Worker as OT-Exempt

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The operators of Tristate Logistics and Factory Motor Parts International are among the defendants facing a proposed collective action filed by a former courier and warehouse worker who alleges she was wrongly classified as exempt from overtime wages.

According to the suit, which also names as defendants C&A Holdings, Elliot Auto Supply Co. and The Bon Air Trust, the plaintiff made deliveries and performed various other tasks for the auto parts suppliers, including stocking warehouse shelves and cleaning bathrooms. The woman alleges that she was paid a daily rate of $96 regardless of the number of hours put in. The case argues that the plaintiff should have been designated as a non-exempt employee and paid time-and-a-half wages for overtime hours in part because she had no managerial responsibilities and could not exercise independent judgment with respect to work tasks.