APi Overtime Settlement: $1.05M

• Non-exempt employees of APi Inc., APi Construction Co., or APi Group Inc.
• Workers at Shell Cracker Plant in Monaca, Pennsylvania, between Nov. 3, 2018, and Nov. 27, 2022.

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APi Inc. has agreed to a settlement resolving claims that it failed to properly compensate Pennsylvania workers for overtime hours worked at the Shell Cracker Plant.

The class action lawsuit alleges that APi required employees to perform unpaid pre- and post-shift work, which should have been counted toward their total paid work hours. This violated the Pennsylvania Minimum Wage Act, according to the plaintiffs, because:

• Workers were not compensated for the time they spent preparing for work before their official shifts.
• Employees had to perform tasks after clocking out but were not paid for that extra time.
• This unpaid work resulted in lost overtime wages, meaning employees were not fairly compensated for time exceeding 40 hours per week.

The lawsuit claims that these practices allowed APi to cut labor costs while employees lost wages they were legally entitled to receive.

APi Inc. is a nationwide industrial and commercial specialty contractor.

While the company denies any wrongdoing, it agreed to settle the lawsuit to provide compensation to eligible workers and avoid further legal disputes.

Under the Terms of the Settlement

• Payments will be based on the number of hours worked during the class period.
• Each eligible worker is estimated to receive $33.73 per 40 hours worked.
• Actual payment amounts may vary based on the number of claims filed.
• Class members who received settlement notices may have also received estimated payment amounts with their notifications.

This settlement aims to compensate workers for wages they should have been paid, ensuring that employees receive fair compensation for all the time they worked.