Overtime Class Action Against the Fund for Public Interest Research
National Class Action Lawsuit Filed

Rudy, Exelrod & Zieff, LLP, are serving as plaintiffs' counsel in a federal class action lawsuit charging that the Fund for Public Interest Research (Fund) has a common practice of refusing to pay overtime compensation to its canvassers in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), and certain state wage and hour laws. The proposed class consists of thousands of current and former canvassers employed by Fund across America. The plaintiffs, Fund employees who work the streets collecting signatures and donations on behalf of various non-profit organizations who contract with Fund, allege that Fund unlawfully characterizes its employees as exempt in order to deprive them of overtime pay.