UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA 

CHARLENE M. ALBRIGHT, JOHN : ACTION UNDER THE FAIR 

K. ALLEMAN, FRED ALTHOUSE, : LABOR STANDARDS ACT FOR 

DEWITT ARNOLD, DORAN : UNPAID WAGES, OVERTIME 

ARTMAN, BRIAN K. ASHBY, : COMPENSATION, LIQUIDATED 

CAROL A. BACHMAN, MICHAEL : DAMAGES, ATTORNEY’S FEES, 

L. BAKER, MICHAEL A. BARON, : COSTS AND INJUNCTIVE 

ROBERTA BARROW, MICHAEL : RELIEF 

BAUGHMAN, GREGORY W. : 

BEANER, LAWRENCE E. : 

BEANER, ANGELA NICOLE : 

BELL, MICHAEL BELL, JOHN : 

BENNETT, MARVIN BIRK, : 

BEVERLY BLOOM, ERIC : 

BOMBERGER, VICKIE BOWMAN, : 

JULIA ANN BOYD, MARGARET : CIVIL ACTION NO. 

L. BRADLEY, RICHARD BRANDT,: 

PHYLISS BREITEGAN, THOMAS : 

A. BRENDEL, WILLIAM H. : 

BRENNEMAN, ANNE M. BROWN, : 

RANDY L. BROWN, EILEEN : 

BRYAN, DANA L. BYERS, : 

WILLIAM D. BYERS, KENNETH : 

S. CAMPBELL, LISA CAMPBELL, : 

EDELMIRO CANDELARIA, : 

GLENN R. CARPENTER, : 

CAROLYN S. CHAPMAN, : 

BARBARA KAY CICCARELLI, : 

JOHN H. COE, JR., DENNIS L. : 

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COLE. SR, JOSEPH W. COOK, : 

DAWN COOKE, JOHN R. : 

COOPER, BRYAN CROMLEIGH, : 

JAMES CUMMINGS, JEFFREY : 

CUNNINGHAM, DONALD : 

DANIEL, LINDA D. DAVIS, JESSE : 

J. DELLEN, JR., GAYE M. : 

DENLINGER, JUDITH A. : 

DEWITSKY, RONALD B. : 

DEWITSKY, JOHN STEVEN : 

DRAGER, GARY C. EASTER- : 

WOOD, DIANNA C. ELDER, : 

LOIS ENGLEHART, JAMES P. : 

FARBO, JAMES L. FINEFROCK, : 

BRUCE C. FINK, JOHN G. : 

FLAHARTY, ROBERT L. : 

FLEMING, MARY E. FRITZ, : 

KENNETH E. FRY, JR., WILLIAM : 

J. FULLER, JR., KATHLEEN M. : 

GAGER, WENDELL S. GAINER, : 

RICKEY GARVIN, GREGORY R. : 

GERHART, LAURIE GERMER, : 

EDWARD A. GETTLER, SR., : 

SHIRLEY GILLS, ELOISE E. : 

GODWIN, RANDY L. GOODLING, : 

CONNIE J. GOSS, SUSAN GRAY- : 

BEAL, JOAN GREINER, DOUG- : 

LAS E. GRIESEMER, JR., SAMUEL : 

G. GROVE, JR., TIMOTHY : 

GRUBER, KENNETH J. GRUNOW, : 

J. RICHARD HABECKER, : 

THOMAS HACKMAN, ALVIN S. : 

HAKE, ARNOLD A. HAMMOND, : 

JOHN D. HARTMAN, JOANNE L. : 

HEILAND, TERRY HENRY, : 

FRANK D. HERR, GLENN E. : 

HERTZLER, JAMES D. HESS, : 

JOHN HOCKENBERRY, ROBERT : 

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M. HOCKING, PHILIP W. : 

HOFFMASTER, BARRY L. : 

HOGENTOGLER, BLAINE W. : 

HOLLAND, DOUGLAS L. : 

HOOVER, VICKI HOOVER, : 

RAYMOND E. HORVATH, : 

GEORGE W. HOY, BRYAN L. : 

HUNT, MICHAEL W. IRVIN, : 

MICHAEL R. JOHNSON, : 

CATHERINE KELLER, SAMSUK : 

KIM, LAMAR J. KOONS, : 

WILLIAM R. KOWALSKY, : 

WARREN R. KREISER, TODD M. : 

KULISHOFF, CLAUDE R. KURTZ, : 

MICHAEL KURTZ, EDWARD T. : 

KUZMA, JR., DOUGLAS : 

LAPIERRE, TONY LAUDEN- : 

SLAGER, DANIEL G. LITRENTA, : 

WILLIAM I. LONGABACH, FRED : 

LORAW, RICHARD LUDWIG, : 

RICHARD W. LOPRETTO, : 

CHARLES E. LUSK, CONSTANCE : 

M. MANCUSO, BARRY W. : 

MARKLEY, GREG MRATIN, : 

GEORGE McKINNEY, JR., SANDY : 

McKINSEY, BEN McMICHAEL, : 

PRISCILLA R. MENDEZ, ROBERT : 

MERINGER, CARL A. MET- : 

ZINGER, DENNIS L. MILLER, : 

GLENDA MILLER, STEVEN M. : 

MINNICH, FREDERICK L. : 

MIXELL, MARK T. MORGAN, : 

JR., DON MOWERY, JESSICA M. : 

NACE, BARBARA NEIDEIGH, : 

TINA M. NELSON, JOAN : 

NIKOLAUS, ELBIA T. NOLL, : 

GINA A. NOVACHEK-COMLY, : 

BETTY O’NEILL, TOM PANNE- : 

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BAKER, STEPHEN J. PAULIN, : 

JOSEPH P. PETROSKY, DAVID J. : 

PHILLIPS, JON J. PILLION, : 

DEANE POKODNER, FRED N. : 

PRESSLEY, SR., MARCEL : 

QUINTILLI, KATHY S. REAM, : 

JOSHALYN RENTAS, JERALYN : 

RETTEW, SUSAN I. RINTZ, : 

JAMIE ROBINSON, KRISTY S. : 

ROBINSON, BETH A. RUDENOS, : 

CAROL E. RUPP, JOSEPH : 

SALAKI, HAROLD SAMPLE, : 

SANDRA J. SAMPLE, REGINA : 

SCHEETZ, STEVEN SCHERRY, : 

ARCHIE E. SEATS, JR., BARBARA : 

L. SEATS, RICHELL SEE, PETER : 

B. SEIBERT, CHARLES SENFT, : 

JANE SEYFERT, JUDITH : 

SHAFFER, TIM SHAUB, JOHN : 

SHEAFFER, JOHN G. SHORB, JR., : 

MICHAEL C. SMITH, WAYNE G. : 

SMITH, LYNN SOLLENBERGER, : 

GREGORY T. SPANGLER, : 

JESSICA SPANGER, WILLIAM : 

SPANGLER, DENNIS A. : 

STAUFFER, JUSTIN STEINER, : 

THOMAS STEINER, BRAD : 

STROCK, JR., DONALD L. : 

STUMP, JERRY THOMPSON, : 

ROBERT L. TROMPETER, : 

THOMAS M. WAGAMAN, : 

JOSEPHINE WAGNER, : 

CHRISTINE WALK, THOMAS : 

WALTZ, DAVID WEAVER, : 

GERALD B. WEIGLE, TODD A. : 

WENTLING, LINDA P. WERT, : 

WILLIAM W. WHITE, III, BRYAN : 

WICKARD, DEBORAH ANN : 

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WILKIN, MARK C. WILLARD, : 

SAMUEL W. WILSON, PAMELA : 

V. WRIGHT, CINDY L. ZEAMER, : 

ALANA ZENTZ, DALE ZIMMER- : 

MAN, JOHN ZIMMERMAN and : 

KAREN ZOOK, : 

 : 

 Plaintiffs, : 

 : 

 vs. : 

 : 

KELLOGG COMPANY, : 

 : 

 Defendant. : 

COMPLAINT

 Plaintiffs, by and through their counsel, IRA H. WEINSTOCK, P.C., state 

the following in support of their Complaint: 

 1. This action is brought to recover from Defendant unpaid wages and 

overtime compensation, as well as an additional amount as liquidated damages, 

costs and reasonable attorney’s fees as provided for by the provisions of the Fair 

Labor Standards Act (hereinafter “the Act”), 29 U.S.C. §§ 201-219, specifically, 

Section 16(b) of the Act, 29 U.S.C. § 216(b). Further, Plaintiffs seek injunctive 

relief under the provisions of Section 17 of the Act, 29 U.S.C. § 217. 

 2. Subject-matter jurisdiction is conferred on this Court by both 28 

U.S.C. §1337 and Section 16(b) of the Act, 29 U.S.C. §216(b). 

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 3. Plaintiffs, at all times relevant to this complaint, are employees 

covered by the collective bargaining agreement in the following classifications: 

All production and maintenance employees, including but not limited to the 

following job functions: processing, packing, U & D and sanitation, and excluding 

professional, office and managerial employees. All Plaintiffs have individually 

and voluntarily consented in writing to join as Plaintiffs in this lawsuit as required 

by Section 16(b) of the Act, 29 U.S.C. § 216(b), and these written consents, which 

contain the addresses of all the Plaintiffs, are being filed collectively as an 

attachment hereto and are marked as “Exhibit A.” 

 4. Defendant, Kellogg Company (hereinafter Kellogg), is a corporation 

doing business in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, with a business address at 

2050 State Road, Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. 

 5. At all times relevant to this Complaint, Kellogg conducted various 

operations involving cereal manufacturing and packaging, food handling, quality 

and sanitation in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and employed the Plaintiffs. 

 6. In performance of its operation and business described herein, 

Kellogg was engaged in interstate commerce, within the meaning of Sections 3(b), 

3(i), 3(j), 6(a), and 7(a) of the Act, 29 U.S.C. §§ 203(b), 203(i), 203(j), 206(a), and 

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207(a). As used in this Complaint, Kellogg is intended to include officers, 

managers, and/or supervisors of the Defendant. 

 7. At times pertinent to this complaint, Kellogg failed to comply with the 

Act in that Plaintiffs have worked for Kellogg in excess of the maximum hours 

provided by the Act, however, no provisions were made by Kellogg to pay 

Plaintiffs and no payments were made to Plaintiffs by Kellogg at the rate 

prescribed by the Act when Plaintiffs worked hours in excess of the maximum 

hours provided by the Act. Moreover, Plaintiffs have been forced by Kellogg to 

work for periods during which the minimum wage provided in the Act was not 

paid. Specifically, Plaintiffs worked for periods in which no payment whatsoever 

was made by the Defendant. All of the above enunciated actions of the Defendant 

are in violation of the Act. 

8. Kellogg operates its business so that employees report for eight-hour 

shifts where they are required to clock-in before the work period begins. Kellogg 

requires all employees to have their uniforms on prior to starting work. Kellogg 

does not allow employees to wear their uniforms outside the plant and requires 

them to be in uniform upon starting shifts. Approximately seven to nine minutes 

per day are spent changing into or out of uniforms, however, employees receive no 

paid time for this period. Thus, Plaintiffs were working for the benefit of Kellogg 

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at all times when they were required to change into and out of their uniforms. The 

total hours Plaintiffs worked and were uncompensated for as well as the Plaintiffs’ 

total monetary damages will be proved at trial since the information necessary to 

make such calculations are in the sole possession and control of the Defendant. 

 9. Plaintiffs seek not only compensation pursuant to the Act for all hours 

worked, but additional sums as liquidated damages as provided by the Act since 

Kellogg’s violation of the Act was not in good faith or reasonable within the 

meaning of the Portal-to-Portal Act, 29 U.S.C. §259. 

 10. Kellogg’s refusal to pay unpaid minimum wages and overtime due 

Plaintiffs and failure to discontinue violating the Act, has necessitated Plaintiffs to 

retain counsel to initiate and prosecute this Complaint. Therefore, Plaintiffs are 

also entitled to reasonable attorney’s fees and costs as provided by the Act. 

 11. Kellogg’s violations of the Act are continuing in nature; therefore, 

Plaintiffs seek injunctive relief as provided for under Section 17 of the Act, 29 

U.S.C. § 217. Said injunctive relief is believed to be necessary in order to avoid 

additional violations of this Act. 

 WHEREFORE, Plaintiffs demand judgment in their favor and against 

Kellogg in an amount to be proved at the time of trial, said amount due Plaintiffs 

includes payment of minimum wages, overtime compensation, liquidated damages, 

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costs, and attorney’s fees as provided for under the Act, and for such additional 

and such other legal or equitable relief as may be appropriate to effectuate the 

purposes of the Act. 

 Respectfully submitted, 

 IRA H. WEINSTOCK, P.C. 

800 North Second Street 

 Harrisburg, PA 17102 

 Phone: (717) 238-1657 

 By:_________________________________ 

 IRA H. WEINSTOCK 

 

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