Jackson Hewitt defeats H&R Block in court: H&R Block's overtime pay practices are questioned -- Revised Version.RICHLAND COUNTY Richland County is the name of several counties in the United States:
, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 1, 1995--In a preliminary hearing yesterday, the Mansfield, Ohio Mansfield is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Richland CountyGR6. The municipality is located in north-central Ohio in the western foothills of the Alleghenies, approximately 80 miles (129 km) southwest of Cleveland and 66 miles office of Jackson Hewitt  An editor has expressed concern that this article or section is .Please help improve the article by adding information and sources on neglected viewpoints, or by summarizing and Tax Service (NASDAQ/NMS: JTAX) defeated an attempt by H&R Block to secure a preliminary injunction A temporary order made by a court at the request of one party that prevents the other party from pursuing a particular course of conduct until the conclusion of a trial on the merits. A preliminary injunction is regarded as extraordinary relief. against Jackson Hewitt business partners Ms. Linda Steward and Ms. Rose Ann Ziegler. In court proceedings, H&R Block attempted to show the former employees were breaching employment contracts by preparing tax returns for Block customers while affiliated with Jackson Hewitt. However, the Honorable James DeWeese overruled Block's motion. Among the reasons cited for the ruling, the Judge held that Block had not presented sufficient evidence of a breach in the employment contracts. Secondly, he indicated that H&R Block's claims were jeopardized due to evidence that H&R Block itself had already breached the employment contracts. At issue, Ms. Steward and Ms. Ziegler had contended that while working for Block they were forced to carry overtime into weeks where they had worked less than 40 hours in order to avoid being paid overtime. On the issue of improperly im·prop·er adj. 1. Not suited to circumstances or needs; unsuitable: improper shoes for a hike; improper medical treatment. 2. carrying overtime from one week to the next the Judge stated in his ruling, "I find it credible that the impetus for this carrying hours over to later weeks came from the management at H&R Block and not from the employees, who would have no good reason to want to do that on their own." He further stated, "I was persuaded there seems to be evidence there which would show a material breach of the employment contract by H&R Block." Jackson Hewitt as well as Ms. Steward and Ms. Ziegler have indicated that they intend to fight this case and aggressively pursue counterclaims for failure to properly pay overtime. Jackson Hewitt is the nation's second largest tax preparation firm with over 1200 offices nationwide. CONTACT: Jackson Hewitt Tax Service, Virginia Beach Virginia Beach, resort city (1990 pop. 393,069), independent and in no county, SE Va., on the Atlantic coast; inc. 1906. In 1963, Princess Anne co. and the former small town of Virginia Beach were merged, giving the present city an area of 302 sq mi (782 sq km). , Va. John T. Hewitt, 804/473-3300 |
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