Comments on: KBR forced to pay overtime to employees in Middle East

By: Connie

Connie — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 04:37:18 +0000

My son worked for KBR for 4 years in Iraq and came home this past December. He built 3 of the incinerators that replaced the burn pit. These incinerators were built right next to the burn pit. He is in the hospital for the second time in one month with pneumonia and emphysema.
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By: Optimus Prime

Optimus Prime — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 17:39:12 +0000

Dude,

Once your employment ended your insurance ended…pretty simple. The only way your insurance continued was through COBRA coverage. If you did not elect to take COBRA coverage after your emplyment ended you are shit outa luck.

By: J.A Peay

J.A Peay — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 09:28:39 +0000

Good day, I was an accidental dismemberment insurance paying member of CIGNA..through KBR for $121.00 a month. My ID and policy number does not exsist, according to the webpage. I worked for SCII /KBR in Iraq for 2.7 years. I continued the option for monthly payments through military allotment. Is there another process that I need to address or has CIGNA changed its policies? I have my CIGNA INT card with ID and policy number..can you assist or help clear this issue for me ?. I have not canceled the allotment at this time. My last date of employment was 2007 at G-6 Diawaniya, Iraq. Regards

JA Peay

By: Lloyd Smith

Lloyd Smith — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 21:31:00 +0000

I was told that the KBR/SEII employees that won the class action lawsuit in Dubai used a lawyer from Dubai to file a class action lawsuit and make KBR/SEII uphold the labor laws of Dubai. That being said it stands to reason that we should find an Iraqi lawyer to make KBR/SEII uphold the Iraq labor laws and file a class action lawsuit. Has anyone talked to an Iraqi lawyer about this? I was in Tallil 2yrs., Echo 1yr. and Scania 1yr. but I had a family emergency and left Iraq in a hurry and I will never return. I was actually going to find an Iraqi lawyer and discuss these issues with him but as I said I am no longer there nor will I ever be. Could someone reading this that is still in Iraq please find an Iraqi attorney and discuss this with him? I think this is our only hope to ever get paid.

By: KBR Ethics Hotline is BS

KBR Ethics Hotline is BS — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 18:03:29 +0000

I used my personal email and filed a complaint of a violation of KBRs COBC. Claiming SEII was doing business in an unethical and illegal manner by not following the UAE and Iraqi Labor Laws when paying their Employees. (Yes Iraq does have Labor Laws, enacted in 1987 and still valid)
With in 4 days I was Contacted by the Senior Employee Relations Manager at VBC Baghdad, but here’s the catch. He contacted me at my KBR email not my personal account.
So KBR’s Ethics Hotline is not operated independently and seems to be one of the way KBR keeps the fraud reports against it out of the light. And KBR will and can track your ISP address through your personal email, or what ever the tech term is for tracing you down.
So far a lot of stone walling on my complaint. But this might be useful to someone sometime. This Senior ER Manager in one of his emails stated that SEII was an American company and was thus not subject to Labor Laws on a Government Contract while overseas.
Anyone who wants this email string contact me through Ms Sparky

By: Calvin stokes

Calvin stokes — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 13:34:53 +0000

also i found this and it actually might be the loophole that KBR SEII might be using if SEII is actually based out of the CAYMEN ISLANDS. if so i think this does actually show some deceipt on KBR and SEII’s part. please read below and look at paragraph 4. so basically it is telling you that as an employee you can agree or disagree on overtime. Looks like KBR and SEII way out.
http://www.lexmundi.com/images/lexmundi/PDF/LaborEmployment/Labor_Employment_DeskBook/LaborEmployment_CaymanIslands.pdf

By: Calvin stokes

Calvin stokes — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 13:29:12 +0000

I found this for LAbor laws in the CAYMEN islands That is if KBR-SEII still works out of that little office with a phone and no one there LOL this comes from the following website PleaseRead
http://www.baraud.com/about-caymanW.php

if my math is correct that would be 39 Hrs a week overtime for a company that is somewhere overseas.any this is what i found on the Cayman Labor laws. but who knows… just read below

working hours for most businesses are from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., although a 40-hour week is considered normal. Hours vary in certain industries, such as construction and the hotel and tourism sectors. Under the Labour Law, overtime pay is paid at the rate of one-and-a-half times the usual wage for hours worked over 45 hours a week. There are 11 paid public holidays, 10 days sick leave allowed, and employers are required to grant a minimum of two weeks vacation a year with pay, upon completion of your first year’s service. Many employers, especially the larger international banks offer more generous benefits than these.

By: Property 1

Property 1 — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 20:57:55 +0000

KBR should be liable to pay overtime. They are an American company that should apply by american laws no matter what country they contract thru. Our goverment aways talks about keeping jobs here, what about our laws. KBR should have paid you the overtime for the harmful burn pits you had to breath when we were there. Back then everthing was mixed together and expose in the air. So KBR should be made to pay over time for those living condition. People are still coughing today.

By: Ms Sparky

Ms Sparky — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 14:47:47 +0000

KBR was forced to pay overtime to their employees who worked in Dubai not Iraq. There have been several attempts to sue KBR for overtime and uplift in Iraq and to this point all have failed. I’m sure there are other attorneys who are going to make another attempt. When that happens I will posted it.

By: Dee Palmer

Dee Palmer — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 07:21:57 +0000

Ms Sparky
I and severl other employee’s have already went as far as we can we have contacted KBR and recieved the employeement verification from them but now no one knows who this so called laweyer who is handling the suits and compensations is. We have tried all avenues and no one seems to know I see above you have stated there is a lawyer out there some where can you help me find him? A name a website an email address anything just to see if there is anything to this claim. agian KBR did not give us any issue when we requested the VOE they sent it right back in less than two hours. but now we just have some useless information. thanks in advance for any assistance you can give.
Dee

By: all ears

all ears — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 06:20:38 +0000

Hey Peter, it is not squeezing blood from a stone as you say. Rather people are looking and also wondering why it is at the FAR regulation that specifically states that all hours over 40 hours in a week will be paid at time and a half. These people are just requesting that the rules and laws on the books be enforced. On a side note if you think that making 67K was great money in 2005 then you must be from Bubbavile! I would have made close to the 82K KBR said if I did not take my R and Rs. Everytime we took one we would not earn at least $2600 versus if we did not take the R and R. Then if you subtract the $500/month for family insurance one will get the 67K. I made 68K while I worked in the US in 2008. So no it was not great money at all but perhaps adequate compensation. Do not forget to subtract the money we did not make while in Houston. This was forced labor with no pay but promises. One would think this was against the law as Dyncorp paid for this traing in 2004 forward along with other companies. Why did KBR fail to pay the people this? Maybe KBR was illegally using the people in Houston.

By: Peter

Peter — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 03:07:00 +0000

Why is this conversation still going on. I’ve been hearing this since 2004 when I first deployed to Iraq and now here it is 2011. Please people–give it up; there is no money for the OT in Iraq–period. You all made a great living all those years; stop trying to squeeze blood from a stone

By: Troy

Troy — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 02:53:24 +0000

Who do we contact about the up-lift back pay?

By: jeff

jeff — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 14:48:13 +0000

dcaa auditor
if the us gov. set the stanards, then we should get overtime over 40 hrs . no if’s and’s or your butt .right ??????

By: WM

WM — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 13:56:04 +0000

I think that there are a few things that need to be mentioned about Prime & Sub Contractors……. If I’m not mistaken, the Sub has to pay attention to the same things that the Prime does when it comes to the labor laws (local or US. The protections that are provided for US expatriates do not neccessarily apply to Foreign Nationals because they were not hired in the US & from the US. It’s all being funded by the US and the FAR definitely does apply….

By: Ms Sparky

Ms Sparky — Fri, 27 May 2011 15:10:56 +0000

I sent you an email.

By: Linda

Linda — Fri, 27 May 2011 15:04:11 +0000

All I want to know is who do I need to contact in order to get my back pay? seriously now. Who? What law firm do I need to call?

By: Linda

Linda — Fri, 27 May 2011 15:01:46 +0000

I have a copy of my second contract that I signed for kbr/hallibuton, in 2005
plus all the attachments that went with it

By: sail

sail — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 19:26:19 +0000

Too Big You really are sour and you have absolutely not clue. The federal Government is well aware that KBR uses a foreign payroll and has since 1999. Believe it or not it was originally done to save the Government money because until 2008 people paid by foreign entities were not required to pay SS or Medicare tax and the employer did not have to pay the matching part. This saved the Government approximately $42M on the Balkans Support Contract alone.

They are also aware as apparenlty you are not that DYN uses two separate foreign payrolls to pay their Expat’s both located in the UAE.

By: Optimus Prime

Optimus Prime — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 18:35:33 +0000

KBR TOO BIG…Why is it that its all against you and you act like a freaking victim all the time? BMI issues….you had time to lose the weight…too bad. OT…you signed and agreement when you hired in that stated no OT for anything over 40 Hrs…suck it up and move on. You are not a victim…you are nuthin but a whiner.