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Labor/Employment

Sep. 29, 2009

Suit Claims Weight Watchers Stiffed Workers

About 1,000 current and former Weight Watchers team leaders and location coordinators filed a class action claiming the weight-loss giant failed to pay them proper wages and overtime or reimburse them for business expenses.

By Dhyana Levey
Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN FRANCISCO - Weight Watchers team leaders throughout California have accused the company of cutting more than just calories - they say the company is also trimming pay.

In a wage-and-hour class action filed recently in San Francisco County Superior Court, about 1,000 current and former team leaders and location coordinators claim the weight-loss giant failed to pay them proper wages and overtime or reim...

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