PepsiCo Hit With Class Action Over Pre-Shift Covid-19 Screening

A former machine operator at an Illinois PepsiCo Inc. facility alleges the company failed to pay workers for the time they spent to complete a required pre-shift exam to check for Covid-19 symptoms.

PepsiCo “implemented an illegal policy requiring its non-exempt workers to undergo a COVID-19 screening each shift without pay” in violation of several Illinois state wage laws, Randy Johnson alleged in a proposed class action filed Monday in the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Johnson is seeking to represent three classes, which would collectively cover all current and former hourly PepsiCo employees who underwent ...