24.   Plaintiff, opt-ins, and those similarly situated are individuals who were, or  are, employed by Defendants as non-exempt, hourly employees in support staff  roles or in similar positions in which their primary duty was providing support  services to BridgeWater at any time within three years prior to filing this  Complaint in Georgia, and were not paid straight time or overtime for some or all  of their work activities.    25.   Plaintiff, opt-ins, and the similarly situated individuals are similar because  they were all non-exempt, hourly employees whose duties consisted primarily or  exclusively of providing support and processing for BridgeWater while working in  its Canton, Georgia headquarters.  They are also similar because Defendants did  not pay them for some or all of the time worked that occurred before, during, and  after their scheduled shifts.       27.   Plaintiff, opt-ins, and the similarly situated individuals are also similar  because Defendants routinely failed to pay them straight time or overtime  compensation for any hours worked in excess of eight (8) hours per day and forty  (40) hours per week in violation of the FLSA, even though Defendants knew that  they were working in excess of eight (8) hours per day and forty (40) hours per  week.    28.   Defendants knowingly required Plaintiff, opt-ins, and the similarly situated  individuals to work in excess of eight (8) hours per day and forty (40) hours per  week without compensating them or paying them overtime compensation.   30.    Defendants were aware that Plaintiff, opt-ins, and the similarly situated  individuals were working time for which they were not compensated.  For  example, Defendants provided Plaintiff, opt-ins, and the similarly situated  individuals assignments that could not be completed within an eight (8) hour day  and threatened to terminate Plaintiff and opt-ins if they did not complete their  work, forcing them to stay longer than eight (8) hours without compensation.    31.   Defendants were also aware that Plaintiff, opt-ins, and the similarly situated  individuals were working time for which they were not compensated because  Plaintiffs requested approval for the overtime hours they worked, but they were  denied approval and told not to ask for it.   32.   Defendants’ actions were knowing and willful.   34.   Defendants required Plaintiff, opt-ins, and the similarly situated individuals  to certify that they did not work more than eight (8) hours per day. As a result,  their overtime was not reflected in Defendants’ payroll or time records.   35.   Plaintiff incorporates by reference all preceding paragraphs of the  Complaint.   37.   The FLSA requires employers to pay for all hours worked.  The FLSA, 29  U.S.C. § 207, requires employers to pay employees one and one-half times the  regular rate of pay for all hours worked over forty (40) hours per workweek.   38.    Defendants’ actions, policies, and/or practices described above violated the  FLSA’s overtime requirements by regularly and repeatedly failing to compensate  Plaintiff, opt-ins, and the similarly situated individuals for time spent on work  activities as described in the Complaint.   39.   As a direct and proximate result of Defendants’ unlawful conduct, Plaintiff,  opt-ins, and the similarly situated individuals have suffered and continue to suffer a  loss of income and other damages.  Plaintiff, opt-ins, and similarly situated  individuals are entitled to liquidated damages and also to attorneys’ fees and costs  incurred in connection with this claim.   Willful Failure and Refusal to Pay Overtime in Violation of the FLSA  (Against BridgeWater & Associates, Inc., BridgeWater Title, LLC,  Donna L. Johnson, and Lisa M. Schultz)   