Household HSBC Watch

We don’t know how we missed this article. When reading it remember that HSBC FInance Corporation is Household International with a new name since they are now owned by HSBC. Little was changed at this predatory lender when HSBC took over.

Call center employees in Buffalo allege that they were required to perform work outside their scheduled shifts, for HSBC’s benefit, without compensation, and without the overtime premium that the wage and hour laws require employers to pay for hours worked in excess of 40 hours in a workweek. The Buffalo location is HSBC USA, but the actual suit covers HSBC Finance locations including HSBC Nevada in Las Vegas.

Here is a newspaper article on this subject:

Chicago Daily Herald, Published: July 21, 2005

PROSPECT HEIGHTS - A class action suit was filed Wednesday against HSBC Finance Corp. for overtime abuse at its call centers.

New York-based Outten & Golden LLP filed suit on behalf of former HSBC workers, who said they were required to work before and after their shifts but weren’t paid. The law firm said the suit could include thousands of workers. A company spokesman declined to comment. With its U.S. headquarters in Prospect Heights, HSBC has a call center in Wood Dale.