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Senators Elizabeth Warren and Ron Wyden are calling on General Dynamics to provide more information about its call center operations. The senators’ request follows a report by the Communications Workers of America that the defense contractor is allegedly underpaying its call center workers and misclassifying them to avoid paying overtime.
UNDERPAY AND MISCLASSIFICATION ALLEGATIONS
• General Dynamics reportedly paid its workers less than the federal minimum wage and classified them as exempt from overtime pay.
SENATORS DEMAND ANSWERS
• Warren and Wyden have written a letter to General Dynamics CEO Phebe Novakovic, requesting a detailed account of the company’s call center operations, wage levels and worker classification.
TOPICS COVERED
#WorkerRights #MinimumWage #OvertimePay
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