North Dakota woman says she's owed $350,000 for overtime

Bismarck, N.D. (AP) A North Dakota who worked as a dispatcher for an oil field equipment and transportation company says she's owed money for more than 6,000 hours of overtime.

Noreda Mann, of Marmarth, is asking for more than $350,000 in a federal lawsuit against Hamm and Phillips Service Company, an Oklahoma-based business that also serves South Dakota and other states.

Her lawsuit accuses the company of refusing to pay her for more than 6,200 hours of overtime in a 19-month period between February 2006 and September 2007.

That's an average of 123 working hours per seven-day week and 17-and-a-half working hours per day.

A spokeswoman for Hamm and Phillips says she couldn't comment on the details but says the company is confident the case will be dismissed.

(By AP Writer Dave Kolpack) (Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.) APNP 01-19-08 1524CST | save this article / add to your favorites list