Workers seek to join class-action lawsuit against Fuyao

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Jan 29, 2018
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Thirteen Fuyao Glass America workers and former workers have sought to join a potential class-action lawsuit against the company over wages and scheduling.

That’s a tiny sliver of a factory workforce that has about 1,500 production workers.

But Robert DeRose, a Columbus attorney representing the workers, said in a recent interview that he doesn’t necessarily need a large number of Fuyao employees to join the lawsuit in order to achieve class-action status.

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“I have to show that they (Fuyao workers and former workers) are similarly situated,” DeRose said. “We’ve shown that 13 people (so far) agree that they are all treated similarly.”