Waste Management, Inc. Minimum and Overtime Wage Violation

NOTICE: If you are a current or former employee of Waste Management, Inc. and have been required to perform work “off the clock,” please contact the Arnold Law Firm at (916) 777-7777 to discuss your legal options.  

Our law firm is currently investigating claims on behalf of current and former employees of Waste Management, Inc. (“WMI”) for unpaid wages. Specifically, we are exploring experiences where employees worked in a Waste Management office (nationwide) and were required to spend time working prior to clocking in at the beginning of shifts, or had their time cards altered to reduce working hours. This applies to those that worked from home or a remote location due to COVID-19, and were asked to spend time working prior to clocking in at the beginning of a shift, including logging in to a computer system.

If you have worked as a WMI employee and this happened to you, especially if you live in California, we are interested in speaking with you about your experience. Employees of WMI nationwide who have worked “off the clock” may have a significant claim for unpaid overtime wages. Employees in California may have additional claims and penalties that apply if they are owed unpaid overtime.

WMI describes itself as North America’s leading provider of comprehensive waste management environmental services, providing services throughout the United States and Canada. WMI partners with its residential, commercial, industrial and municipal customers and the communities they serve to manage and reduce waste at each stage from collection to disposal, while recovering valuable resources and creating clean, renewable energy.

WMI’s “Solid Waste” business is operated and managed locally by its subsidiaries that focus on distinct geographic areas and provide collection, transfer, disposal, and recycling and resource recovery services. Through its subsidiaries, WMI is also a leading developer, operator and owner of landfill gas-to-energy facilities in the U.S.  It employed approximately 48,250 people as of December 31, 2020.  WMI owns or operates 268 landfill sites, which is the largest network of landfills in the U.S. and Canada.  WMI manages 348 transfer stations that consolidate, compact and transport waste.  WMI also uses waste to create energy, recovering the gas produced naturally as waste decomposes in landfills and using the gas in generators to make electricity. WMI is a leading recycler in the U.S. and Canada, handling materials that include cardboard, paper, glass, plastic and metal.  It provides recycling programs for municipalities, businesses and households across the U.S. and Canada as well as other services that supplement its Solid Waste business.

NOTICE: If you are a current or former employee of Waste Management, Inc. and have been required to perform work “off the clock,” please contact the Arnold Law Firm at (916) 777-7777 to discuss your legal options.