SOURCE: Nichols Kaster, PLLP
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December 22, 2009 18:06 ET
Court Certifies Class of Call Center Employees Represented by Nichols Kaster, PLLP in Lawsuit Against Qwest Communications
MINNEAPOLIS, MN--(Marketwire - December 22, 2009) - On December 16, 2009, the District Court of
Minnesota certified several classes of hundreds of employees working in
Qwest Communications' Small Business and Consumer Call Centers who are
alleging that Qwest failed to pay them for time working "off-the-clock."
In its decision, the Court rejected the argument that the case could not
proceed on a class-wide basis because the claims of each individual were so
unique. Rather, the Court, in modifying the definition of the classes it
certified, noted, "It would be inefficient to require class members to try
these claims individually in various courts across the country, seeking
relatively small recoveries."
Plaintiffs are represented by James Kaster, Matthew Morgan and Reena Desai
from Nichols Kaster, PLLP, which has offices in Minneapolis, Minnesota and
San Francisco, California. The case is entitled Burch et al v. Qwest
Communications International, Inc. et al, Civ. No. 06-3523 (D. Minn.)
Additional information about the case is located at www.nka.com or may be
obtained by calling Nichols Kaster, PLLP toll free at (877) 448-0492.