PELLINO V. BRINK'S INC., CLASS ACTION FOR FAILURE TO PROVIDE REST AND MEAL BREAKS

SGB has filed two class action lawsuits against Brink’s Incorporated in King County Superior Court, Washington, for failure to provide Washington-based armored car messengers and drivers with legally required rest and meal breaks.

Following a four week bench trial, Judge Michael Trickey found in favor of the messengers and drivers in Pellino v. Brink’s and entered a judgment of almost than $1.3 million in March 2010. This judgment covered employees for the time period from April 2004 through October 2007. Brink’s has appealed this judgment and that appeal is pending before the Washington State Court of Appeals.

After Judge Trickey’s ruling in Pellino, SGB filed a follow-up lawsuit, Boyd v. Brink’s Incorporated, to obtain compensation for missed rest and meal breaks from November 2007 to the present. That lawsuit has been stayed pending the outcome of the Pellino v. Brink’s appeal.

Read the most recent Brink's class action update.