Christian wealth-building seminar Life Surge is accused of misclassifying the employment status of its sales advisors to avoid paying them overtime, according to a lawsuit filed Jan. 16 in Tampa, Florida.
Indiana resident John Dessauer filed the collective action complaint in a federal district court on behalf of himself and other sales advisors who worked as independent contractors for Life Surge in the past three years.
“Over a long period of time, Defendant has engaged in a willful scheme to avoid its pay obligations under the (Fair Labor Standards Act) FLSA in order to save millions of dollars in labor costs and increase profits by misclassifying its sales employees as independent contractors,” the complaint states…