On November 19, 2014, two former employees of Branch Banking and Trust Company (BB&T) filed a proposed collective action lawsuit in North Carolina seeking unpaid overtime and minimum wages. BB&T is in the banking industry, and offers numerous financial services. This case is entitled Ketner & Baker v. Branch Banking & Trust Co., Court File No. 1:14-cv-967 (Middle District of North Carolina).
The lawsuit alleges that BB&T failed to pay those who attended and graduated from its Leadership Development Program (LDP) proper overtime wages when they worked more than forty (40) hours in a workweek. The case also alleges that BB&T’s “Training Cost Agreement” (TCA), which BB&T requires its employees to sign as a condition of employment, violates federal wage and hour laws.
"BB&T has a policy and practice of enforcing the TCA against those who end their employment within five years of graduating from the LDP, a policy that we believe results in wage and hour violations" explained Rachhana T. Srey, one of the Plaintiffs' attorneys.
The plaintiffs in the case are represented by Rachhana T. Srey and Brittany B. Skemp from Nichols Kaster, PLLP in Minneapolis, Minnesota and Robert A. Brinson and Shane Stutts from Roberson, Haworth & Reese, PLLC in High Point, North Carolina. Additional information regarding the lawsuit can be found here or by calling Nichols Kaster, PLLP at (877) 344-4628.
