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Volunteers of America
Baton Rouge, LA: (Jun-06-07) Carter Nash, the former residential manager of Shiloh Coordinating Ministries and a case aide at the Drop-In Center, filed a wage hour employment lawsuit against the Baton Rouge chapter of Volunteers of America, claiming that the Christian charity organization paid him 43 cents an hour. The suit, filed in 2004, alleged that from December 2001 through May 2002, Nash worked 108.5 hours a week at Shiloh and was paid $46.12 a week, or 43 cents an hour. From June 2002 through October 2004, Nash claimed, he worked at Shiloh 85.75 hours per week, for which he earned $92.56 a week or $1.08 an hour.
In a settlement reached, Volunteers of America agreed to pay Nash $80,000 to resolve claims. According to the terms of the settlement in Baton Rouge federal court, Volunteers of America will issue two $10,000 payments to Nash, one in January 2008, the other in January 2009. The agency already gave Nash $60,000 in April, 2007, a payment not mentioned in the written agreement. The money is to cover his unpaid wages and legal fees. [THE ADVOCATE: VOLUNTEERS EMPLOYEE]
Published on Jun-6-07
In a settlement reached, Volunteers of America agreed to pay Nash $80,000 to resolve claims. According to the terms of the settlement in Baton Rouge federal court, Volunteers of America will issue two $10,000 payments to Nash, one in January 2008, the other in January 2009. The agency already gave Nash $60,000 in April, 2007, a payment not mentioned in the written agreement. The money is to cover his unpaid wages and legal fees. [THE ADVOCATE: VOLUNTEERS EMPLOYEE]
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