Spencer Chin of the EETimes reports that the class action against IBM has expanded:
MANHASSET, N.Y. — Attorneys for plaintiffs in the class action lawsuit against International Business Machines Corp. seeking overtime pay announced that the suit has expanded to include state claims in Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota and New Jersey.
The suit already included claims for overtime pay under federal law for all U.S. workers, along with state claims in California and New York.
The growing number of plaintiffs, seeking to represent tens of thousands of current and former technical support workers, alleges that IBM failed to pay overtime wages. Claims under other states’ laws may be added in the future.
IBM employs over 300,000 workers. The proposed class action suit includes tens of thousand of systems administrators, network technicians and other technical staff throughout the U.S.
The complaint, originally filed on January 24th, was amended on March 13th (Monday).