Hewlett-Packard hit by overtime pay class action suit

http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/news/2013/01/10/hewlett-packard-hit-by-overtime-pay.html

Computer and printer maker Hewlett-Packard Co. was sued for "misclassifying its technical support workers" and not paying them overtime, according to the lawyers filing the complaint.

The class action suit accuses HP (NYSE: HPQ) of "a common practice" of classifying technical workers as exempt and therefore not eligible for overtime. This violates federal overtime pay laws, the suit says.

Attorney Jahan Sagafi of Leif Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP said thousands of HP workers were affected. They often came to HP when it bought other companies like Electronic Data Systems of Texas (the company started by Ross Perot), 3Com, Palm, and Autonomy.