Las Vegas Sands sued in overtime dispute

A lawsuit was recently filed against the Las Vegas Sands Corporation and its CEO, Sheldon Adelson, alleging that nine security agents and a driver on its payroll had not been paid overtime in accordance with provisions set by the Fair Labor Standards Act, Vegas Inc. reports.

According to the suit, the agents regularly worked more than 150 hours per week without being paid overtime, and the driver - Kwame Luangisa - claims he is owed more than $100,000 in back pay.

Attorneys for Las Vegas Sands denied any FLSA violations because the security officers and Luangisa were exempt from the federal overtime requirements.


"Any alleged violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act were not willful," the attorneys said in a statement quoted by the news source.

Last month, Barron's revealed that Las Vegas Sands footed the $2.5 million security bill for Adelson and his family, in addition to more than $100,000 for a personal plane and a further $200,000 for a personal car and driver.