Six Flags Sued For $5M In Wages By NJ Woman Over Security Screenings
TRENTON, NJ October 29 2022— A Point Pleasant woman has filed a $5 million class action lawsuit against the Six Flags corporation, alleging the company violated New Jersey wage and labor laws by not paying employees for time spent in security screenings before and after work.
The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Trenton on Wednesday, alleges a company policy by Six Flags forces hourly employees to go through an extensive security screening at the start and end of each shift, while not being paid.
A request for comment from Six Flags was not immediately answered.
According to the lawsuit, hourly employees must report to the main entrance to go through the security screening, then walk to the timeclock to clock in. At the end of their shifts, they must clock out and then walk to the exit screening, again a long distance across the park, before they can leave.
The walk takes anywhere from 5 to 20 minutes, depending on the assigned work location, the lawsuit said.
The lawsuit says the policy has been in place for the last six years and has resulted in the hourly workers performing uncompensated work, “resulting in Plaintiff and all other hourly employees being deprived of wages in violation of New Jersey law.”
Mack said the extra time was 10 to 40 minutes before and after each shift, and alleges it affected thousands of hourly employees dating back to October 2016.
