Drake v. Stake Center Locating
Drake v. Stake Center Locating
Barkan Meizlish DeRose Cox, LLP, Barret Johnson Martin & Garrison, PLLC, and Anderson Alexander, PLLC have filed a federal class and collective action on behalf of hourly Utility Locators employed by Stake Center Locating, LLC, one of the largest utility locating companies in the U.S. The lawsuit—filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee under case no. 2:25-cv-03031—alleges that Stake Center violated the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) by failing to pay employees for:
- Pre-shift and post-shift work (such as logging into company systems, and completing reports)
- On-call duties performed off the clock
- Work performed during unpaid meal breaks Overtime at the correct rate, by excluding vehicle and per diem payments from calculations
The plaintiffs are pursuing unpaid wages, overtime, damages, and attorneys' fees on behalf of themselves and other affected employees across Tennessee.
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