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Dell, Inc.

Norman et al. v. Dell (Wage and Hour Class Action)

Date: 02/08/2007 (Date of Filing)

Misconduct Type: Labor

Enforcement Agency: Non-Governmental

Contracting Party: None

Court Type: Civil

Amount: Undisclosed

Disposition: Settlement

Synopsis: David Norman and Walter Romas, Dell customer service employees in Roseburg, Oregon, filed a class-action lawsuit against Dell claiming the company violated federal and state wage and hour laws by failing to record accurately all time worked and failing to pay earned wages and overtime. The lawsuit covers all current and former Dell call center employees in Oregon, Texas, Idaho, Tennessee and Oklahoma from February 8, 2004, to the present, a class that could include as many as 5,000 people. In November 2009, the case was settled out of court. Terms of the agreement were not made public.