A group of Williams Transport drivers have filed a putative class action suit against the company and against CSX Transportation, alleging they were not paid minimum wage.

The plaintiffs claim they did not receive minimum wage based upon the number of hours they were forced to work in a week.

As part of their jobs, Williams Transport drivers were required to provide transportation services to CSX workers and would be under their control during this time, according to the complaint filed Sept. 28 in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia.
Frequently, drivers were forced to work more than 40 hours per week, but were not paid for the extra time spent on the job, the complaint says.

CSX employees and Williams Transport authorities should have known the drivers were not being paid minimum wage, but did nothing to prevent the illegality of the situation, the suit states.
 

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