Minor vs. Bostwick Revisted 6-23-11

[Anonymous]

The Equal Opportunity Employment Commission of the United States filed a "friend of the court" brief on June 23, 2011.

1. On December 24, 2007, Kathy P. Minor "Minor") was hired by Bostwick Laboratories, Inc. "Bostwick") as a Medical Technologist and reported directly to Dawn Webber, Microbiology Supervisor. See Minor v. Bostwick Laboratories, Inc., 654 F. Supp. 2d 433, 434 (E.D. Va. 2009). On May 6, 2008, Minor and other employees orally complained to the Chief Operating Officer, Bill Miller, that supervisor Webber may have willfully violated the FLSA by changing their time sheets to reflect that they had not worked overtime when they in fact had. Id. At the conclusion of this meeting, Miller informed the group that he would investigate the matter and report his findings to them. Id. at 434-35. Six days after she complained, on May 12, 2008, Miller and Lori Esposito, an employee of Bostwick's Human Resource Department, informed Minor that she was being terminated, effective immediately, because "there is too much conflict with your supervisors and the relationship just isn't working" and her co-workers considered her a "problem." Id. at 435.



http://www.dol.gov/sol/media/briefs/minor(A)-6-23-2011.htm#STATEMENT_OF_THE_INTEREST_

 

[Anonymous]

She's one of the few that had the nerve to speak up. All of us at BL have been taken advantage of like that and will continue to do so. We think we make good money when in fact if you factor in the hours ACTUALLY worked against hours paid, you'll see how bad DGB is taking advantage of us and how we're only making average money!

 

[Anonymous]

She's one of the few that had the nerve to speak up. All of us at BL have been taken advantage of like that and will continue to do so. We think we make good money when in fact if you factor in the hours ACTUALLY worked against hours paid, you'll see how bad DGB is taking advantage of us and how we're only making average money!

This is definitely a FACT!!!

 

[Anonymous]

Is there anyone else outhere willing to come forward and describe their overtime fraud? Minor needs all the help she can get to fight Bostwick's lie's. May be the last chance to expose the company and it's untruthfullness.

Someone needs to talk with the field techs and all lab employees and sales reps who would get emails on fridays saying blah blah needed by 8am monday.

 

[Anonymous]

Is there anyone else outhere willing to come forward and describe their overtime fraud? Minor needs all the help she can get to fight Bostwick's lie's. May be the last chance to expose the company and it's untruthfullness.

I'll step forward. For 3 long years, I logged 9, 10, 12 or more hours a day, 5 days a week and sometimes wekends.But the guilt has gotten to me. At no point did I ever actually do more than 2 maybe 3 hours of actual work a day at best.

 

[Anonymous]

I'll step forward. For 3 long years, I logged 9, 10, 12 or more hours a day, 5 days a week and sometimes wekends.But the guilt has gotten to me. At no point did I ever actually do more than 2 maybe 3 hours of actual work a day at best.

Bostwick wrote this. DGB, you are a reprehensible, miserable excuse for a human being.

 

[Anonymous]

I'll step forward. For 3 long years, I logged 9, 10, 12 or more hours a day, 5 days a week and sometimes wekends.But the guilt has gotten to me. At no point did I ever actually do more than 2 maybe 3 hours of actual work a day at best.

A class action law suit is the way to go.