Overtime suit targets Career Education Corp.
11 May
Chicago Daily Herald
Already burdened with ongoing lawsuits, investigations and an upcoming proxy fight, Career Education Corp. Faces the prospect of temporary workers suing for overtime abuse.
Notices went out last week from the Chicago law firm of Robin Potter & Assoc. To 800 former temporary admissions advisers at the Hoffman Estates-based for-profit education chain asking if they want to be part of a legal action alleging that overtime was not properly paid at American InterContinental University, an online subsidiary of Career Education.
"In 30 years, I've never seen such vast violations, " said Potter, whose firm is also attempting to sue on behalf of full-time advisers, who worked at offices in Hoffman Estates, Schaumburg and Downers Grove.
Career Education denies the charges, spokeswoman Lynne Baker said, adding that previous attempts at class action suits on overtime issues have failed. And this legal action, she said, is similar but not the same as a class action suit. Plaintiffs have to opt in.
Potter's suit claims a variety of tactics were used to deny admission advisers at call centers, fielding calls from around the country, from collecting earned overtime.
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