Grocery App Getir Hit With Worker Suit Alleging Wage Issues (1)

App-based grocery delivery service Getir US Inc. required off-the-clock work during unpaid meal breaks and failed to pay overtime premiums, a new suit in federal court in New York alleges.

Getir, the US outpost of Turkish startup Getir Perakende Lojistik AS, required packers and other hourly in-store personnel to work more than 40 hours a week without compensating them appropriately for overtime, according to the would-be class complaint filed in the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York July 8.

Workers were scheduled for 30-minute unpaid meal periods during their shifts, but rarely allowed to take an ...