PITTSBURGH — A Langeloth man has filed a class action lawsuit against Field & Technical Services LLC, citing alleged unpaid wages and violation of Workers' Compensation acts.
Johnny Close filed a complaint on behalf of all others similarly situated individuals on April 28 in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania against Field & Technical Services, headquartered in Carnegie, alleging that the employer failed to properly compensate the plaintiff. The defendant provides environmental technical services.
According to the complaint, the plaintiff, a technician with the company, alleges that he regularly worked for more than 40 hours per week without being paid overtime wages. The plaintiff holds the defendant responsible because it allegedly failed to pay the plaintiff overtime wages for hours worked exceeding 40 hours.
The plaintiff requests a trial by jury and seeks back wages, liquidated damages, court costs and interest. He is represented by David S. Senoff of Anapol Weiss in Philadelphia.
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania Case number 2:17-cv-00556-MRH