Often times, roadside assistance technicians work long grueling hours, but are denied overtime pay. Unfortunately for many of these workers, employers will either deny benefits or misclassify technicians so that they can avoid paying them what they rightfully deserve.
There are several roadside service companies located throughout the U.S., however one of the largest companies is Allstate Motor Club Roadside Assistance. If you or someone you know works as a roadside service technician for Allstate Motor Club Roadside Assistance and has been denied overtime pay benefits, you do have legal rights and a lawsuit may be able to filed to collect back all unpaid wages, as well as compensation for other damages.
Allstate Insurance includes more than 70,000 professionals made up of employees, agency owners and staff servicing the United States. It was founded in 1931 and became a publicly traded company in 1993.
They provide private passenger auto and homeowners insurance under the Allstate and Encompass and Esurance brand names. Esurance provides brand auto insurance products directly to consumers online, through call centers and through select agents, including Answer Financial.
The services its roadside technicians provide include towing, tire changes, jumpstarts, lockouts, fuel delivery, trip planning, travel discounts, legal defense, and arrest bond cards.
According to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), roadside assistance technicians are entitled to receive overtime pay if they work more than 40 hours in a single work week. In general, “hours worked” includes all time an employee must be on duty, or on the employer’s premises or at any other prescribed place of work, from the beginning of the first principal activity of the work day to the end of the last principal work activity of the workday.
For more information about filing a an unpaid overtime lawsuit against Allstate Motor Club, call our top rated overtime pay attorneys today at (855) 754-2795. We offer a Free, No Obligation Case Review and will represent you under our No Win, No Fee Promise. This means that there are no legal fees or costs to you whatsoever until we win or settle your case. Call now! Every day you wait to call you could be losing out on significant money.