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Article: Dental hygienist's lawsuit says she was denied overtime.
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- Record (Stockton, CA)
- Article date:
- February 20, 2007
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Byline: Scott Smith
Feb. 20--STOCKTON -- A dental hygienist who worked for one month in the Stockton office of a dental chain with clinics statewide has filed a class-action lawsuit claiming she was cheated out of rest breaks and overtime pay.
Tami Ware, 43, of Discovery Bay claims SmileCare overscheduled patients, forcing her to work nonstop for more than eight hours a day. This "assembly-line mentality" violates state law and results in poor treatment for patients, said Los Angeles attorney Shawn Khorrami, who filed the suit for Ware.
The suit is part of a growing trend, according to an Oakland attorney who specializes in labor law.
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