A class action lawsuit has been filed in Jackson County against Virginia-based LandAmerica Commonwealth Title seeking unpaid overtime on behalf of closing agents in Missouri.
Filed on July 14 by Kansas City closing agent Travis Richards and Mary Lagud Haas, an Independence closing agent, the suit alleges that LandAmerica violated Missouri common law and public policy by:
- Instituting a policy in August of 2006 that required agents to work 40 hours or more per week but only paid them for 36 hours.
- Instituting a subsequent policy that reduced the number of hours for which they would be paid to 32 hours.
According to the suit, LandAmerica set unrealistic quota goals for closing agents and pressured employees to work “off the clock.” LandAmerica was allegedly notified that employees were working overtime but did nothing to ensure that accurate records were kept and instead threatened the job security of employees.
LandAmerica employed approximately 100 closing agents in Missouri who were paid, on average, $18 per hour. The suit seeks injunctive relief, attorneys’ fees and monetary damages.
St. Louis-based lawyers John G. Simon, Erich Vieth and John E. Campbell of The Simon Law Firm represent the plaintiffs.
Says Campbell, “When a company puts profit before people, it hurts workers and their families. Thankfully, the law can help us right that wrong; it is the Simon Law Firms’ privilege to represent hard-working people who just want to be paid what they have already earned.”
The Simon Law Firm, based in St. Louis, handles catastrophic injury, mass tort, class action, intellectual property, environmental and commercial litigation cases nationwide. For more information, contact John Campbell at 314-241-2929 or e-mail jcampbell@simonlawpc.com.
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