Supervisory Employees Sue Behr Dayton Thermal Products for $5,000,0000 in Lost Wages and Benefits

DAYTON, Ohio, Jan. 27, 2005 -- Three Behr employees, an Area Supervisor, a Maintenance Supervisor, and a Production Supervisor, filed a class action lawsuit against their employer, Behr Dayton Thermal Products, LLC, a Dayton, Ohio, a manufacturer of climate control products and supplier to the automotive industry, to recover more than $5,000,000 in unpaid overtime wages, liquidated damages and punitive damages for the members of the class. The employees allege that Behr violated the Ohio Minimum Fair Wage Standards Act when it converted hourly supervisory employees to salaried workers and failed to pay millions of dollars of overtime that the supervisors had earned. The more than 100 employees in the class include all persons who were employed by Behr in the positions of Area Supervisor, Maintenance Supervisor, and Production Supervisor at Behr any time from October 1, 2002 to the present.

Stan Chesley and Bob Steinberg of Waite, Schneider, Bayless & Chesley Co., L.P.A., Cincinnati, Ohio and John Folkerth, Jr. of Folkerth & Folkerth, L.L.P., Dayton, Ohio are representing the employees.

   Contact Information:
        Stanley M. Chesley, Esq.      513-621-0267
        Robert  Steinberg, Esq.       513-621-0267