Sprout Social, a business specializing in helping other businesses boost their presence on social media, has been hit with a class action lawsuit, accusing the company of improperly shorting sales personnel overtime they believed they were owed under federal law.
On July 23, attorneys Maureen A. Salas and Douglas M. Werman, of the firm of Werman Salas P.C., of Chicago, filed suit in Chicago federal court against Chicago-based Sprout Social Inc.
According to the complaint, Orbegoso, of suburban North Aurora, worked for Sprout from July 2017 to April 2019, while Rogers, of St. Louis, worked for Sprout from April 2017 to June 2018.
The complaint asserts Sprout allegedly did not pay Orbegoso, Rodgers and other sales representatives the correct amount of overtime compensation they were due.
Specifically, the complaint alleges Sprout did not include “non-discretionary bonuses and commissions” when calculating overtime pay due to sales representatives and business development representatives from January 2019 to August 2020.
The complaint seeks to expand the action to include a “collective” of other Sprout Social sales representatives.
The complaint asserts Sprout Social’s alleged actions violated the federal Fair Labor Standards Act.
The lawsuit seeks unpaid overtime pay, plus equal “liquidated damages” and attorney fees.