Philadelphia Parking Authority Hit with Lawsuit Over Unpaid Breaks, Alleged Labor Law Violations
A class-action lawsuit has been filed against the Philadelphia Parking Authority (PPA) by Terrez McCleary, a security officer who claims the agency has illegally deducted wages for years of work performed during mandatory 30-minute breaks. The lawsuit alleges that PPA's policies on break times are in violation of federal and state labor laws.
McCleary, a PPA security officer since 2018, is suing the agency for allegedly deducting her paychecks to cover the mandatory breaks without providing adequate compensation or overtime for the lost time. According to the lawsuit, McCleary repeatedly complained about the policy with her supervisor but was dismissed and belittled.
The law firm representing McCleary has stated that the suit could have a class of 20-30 current security officers, while potentially expanding to include former employees who worked at PPA over the last three years. The lawsuit is seeking damages for unpaid wages, attorney fees, and other restitution.
PPA officials declined to comment on the lawsuit when contacted by the media.
A class-action lawsuit has been filed against the Philadelphia Parking Authority (PPA) by Terrez McCleary, a security officer who claims the agency has illegally deducted wages for years of work performed during mandatory 30-minute breaks. The lawsuit alleges that PPA's policies on break times are in violation of federal and state labor laws.
McCleary, a PPA security officer since 2018, is suing the agency for allegedly deducting her paychecks to cover the mandatory breaks without providing adequate compensation or overtime for the lost time. According to the lawsuit, McCleary repeatedly complained about the policy with her supervisor but was dismissed and belittled.
The law firm representing McCleary has stated that the suit could have a class of 20-30 current security officers, while potentially expanding to include former employees who worked at PPA over the last three years. The lawsuit is seeking damages for unpaid wages, attorney fees, and other restitution.
PPA officials declined to comment on the lawsuit when contacted by the media.
. dont wanna be all judgmental and assume the worst, u never know what's goin on behind closed doors 
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! I work as a freelancer on the platform and we're always stressing about our schedules and whatnot. To think that some ppl are getting taken advantage of like this is just not right 
. I've heard horror stories from my colleagues about having their pay docked for "breaks" without any proper compensation. it's basically exploitation 
. i hope the security officers who filed this lawsuit get some justice and a big payday 
. we need more awareness about labor laws and worker rights on the platform 
this is just so unfair 
it's not like we can do anything about it, just take the hit and keep quiet... but nope, someone had to speak up for all the ppl who been through this too 
I feel so bad for Terrez, she sounds like a total underdog. 20-30 security officers could be affected by this? 
. security officers deserve way more respect & fair pay. mandatory breaks are a thing, but that doesn't mean they get deducted from your paycheck without compensation or overtime 
️. ppa's handling of this situation is super shady 
. hope the court throws down some justice for terrez and her fellow workers 
I'm not surprised to hear that a class-action lawsuit is being filed against the Philly Parking Authority. As someone who's worked in customer-facing roles, I know how important it is to have adequate break times and compensation for those hours. The fact that this security officer was repeatedly ignored by her supervisor and had her paychecks deducted without proper overtime pay is just not right 
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. I'm all for employees being paid fairly, but if someone's break times are genuinely required, that's a different story 
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. i'm all for fair pay and no deductin from ur paycheck when u workin hard! 
the fact that ppl are gettin belittled and dismissed just cuz they talkin up a storm gotta stop 
. we need more workers like Terrez standin up 4 themselves n more policies bein implemented to protect workers rights 
. I guess this could expand to more people now tho, so hope they get some justice 
plus if they're violating labor laws, it's not good for the whole city 
of Philly 
. Hopefully, justice will be served and these companies will start treating their employees with some respect and fairness. 
this is so messed up!!! i mean, i get it, ppl need a break but deducting ur pay w/o payin u overtime 4 it?? thats just wrong... i feel bad for that security officer who spoke up and got shut down