Employee sues Isle of Capri over timekeeping system
An employee of Isle of Capri-Boonville sued the business Thursday, claiming employees are losing money on the business’ timekeeping system.
According to the lawsuit, Isle of Capri’s time clock rounding policy, over a period of time, fails to compensate employees correctly for all time worked, including overtime hours.
The computerized system reportedly tracks the exact minute an hourly employee clocks in and out. However, Isle of Capri allegedly uses a rounding system while computing payroll, rounding to the closest 15-minute interval. The lawsuit said Isle of Capri’s policies require staff to clock in approximately seven minutes before the start of a shift and employees could be disciplined if they clock in after the start of their shift.
The lawsuit says this forces employees to clock in at least seven minutes before their shift starts, but allows Isle of Capri to avoid paying them for that time due to the rounding system.
According to the lawsuit, at the end of an employee’s shift, the rounding system is
rigged in favor of Isle of Capri because the rounding, which occurs at the end of their shift, decreases
the amount of time for which the company pays its employees.
The lawsuit also alleges Isle of Capri took money out of employees’ paychecks to replace lost or broken gaming licenses that employees are required to have.
Ryan McClelland, the attorney representing the employee, said he believes hundreds of employees may be impacted.
“We estimate that over 1,000 employees may be affected by the claims asserted in the lawsuit,” McClelland said. “All hourly workers employed within the last three years are eligible to join the case.”
McClelland went on to say that it would be premature to estimate potential damages, but said based on his firm’s experience with other similar cases, the potential liability at stake could be in the millions of dollars.
“The casino has deliberately rigged its compensation system in its favor and against its own employees,” McClelland said. “Through this lawsuit, we hope to recover those hard-earned wages.
ABC 17 News contacted Isle of Capri for comment, but has not heard back yet.
