Another Chattanooga-based logistics company is facing a lawsuit by a former employee alleging unpaid overtime.
In a federal complaint Sept. 12, Chattanooga resident Phillip Dennis alleged Trident Transport did not pay him overtime when he worked more than 40 hours in a work week. For example, Dennis estimated that he worked 56 hours from Sept. 17-23, 2023, and 55 hours from Sept. 24-30, 2023, without overtime pay.
Dennis was employed as an account manager and a sales manager in Chattanooga from September 2021 to October 2023.
The law firm representing Dennis, Nichols Kaster, is pursuing the Trident case as a collective action under federal law, enabling one or more people to bring claims on behalf of others.