14.  Plaintiff began working for Defendants in June or July 1997 as a general  laborer, earning about $6.50 per hour.     15.  Sometime around late 2000 or early 2001, Plaintiff began working for  Defendants as a concrete framer/finisher.     17.  In October 2006, Plaintiff received a pay increase to $22.00 per hour.    18.  In May 2009, Plaintiff’s hourly rate was reduced to $19.80 per hour.    19.  In September 2009, Plaintiff’s hourly rate was reduced to $18.00 per hour.    20.  On or about June 3, 2011, Plaintiff suffered a work-related injury, which  limited his ability to perform his regular duties.     21.  Defendants terminated Plaintiff’s employment on or about October 21, 2011.    22.  Beginning in early 2009, Defendants implemented a policy requiring or  permitting employees, including Plaintiff and Plaintiff Class members, to “volunteer” their  work time.     23.  During the applicable statutory period, Plaintiff and Plaintiff Class members  worked about two hours of “volunteer” time per day, Monday through Friday.      24.  During the applicable statutory period, Plaintiff and Plaintiff Class members  worked about four to six hours of “volunteer” time two or three Saturdays per month.      25.  During the applicable statutory period, Plaintiff and Plaintiff Class members  performed work for Defendant for which they were not paid.     26.  During the applicable statutory period, Plaintiff and Plaintiff Class members  were not paid one-and-a-half times their regularly hourly rate for all hours worked in  excess of 40 hours per work week.    27.  Upon information and belief, Defendant retaliated against employees who  refused to work “volunteer” time by subjecting them to adverse employment actions,  including but not limited to, reducing their work schedules and ultimately forcing those  employees who refused to work “volunteer” time to voluntarily resign.  V.  28.  Plaintiff files this case as an “opt-in” class action as specifically allowed by  29 U.S.C. § 216(b).  (See Plaintiff’s Consent Form attached hereto as Exhibit A).    30.  Plaintiff contends that this action is appropriate for class action status  because of the large number of potential plaintiffs, and because Defendants have acted in  the same manner with regards to Plaintiff and all members of the Plaintiff Class.   31.  By failing to pay Plaintiff and Plaintiff Class members for all hours of work,  Defendants violated Plaintiffs’ rights under the FLSA and implementing regulations,  including but not limited to 29 C.F.R. §§ 785.11 and 785.12.   32.  Defendants’ failure to pay Plaintiff and Plaintiff Class Members for all hours  of work was knowing, willful, and in reckless disregard of Plaintiffs’ rights under the 