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A man is suing his former employer and a senior human resources manager, alleging he was fired for raising concerns that the company failed to pay required wage differentials to second- and third-shift workers at an Indiana facility.
The lawsuit was filed on Dec. 5 in Marion Superior Court by Mark Pizur against Connecticut-based GXO Logistics Supply Chain Inc. and HR manager Heather Fain regarding pay at the company’s Clayton, Indiana, facility.
Pizur claims GXO and Fain ignored contractual obligations to pay shift-differential premiums required under GXO’s agreement with Apple Inc., the sole customer at the Clayton warehouse. He alleges employees entitled to differentials of $1.50 or $3.50 per hour had not been paid those amounts.
Neither GXO nor Fain immediately responded to The Indiana Lawyer’s requests for comment. Pizur’s attorney declined to comment.
Pizur, hired in January 2023 as an HR generalist, says he learned of the wage issue after an associate complained in March 2023. According to the lawsuit, he reviewed pay records and concluded one employee alone was owed roughly $5,000 in unpaid differentials. He asserts that Fain disputed the employees’ eligibility and concealed the nonpayment.
The lawsuit states Pizur notified multiple GXO executives of the issue in April 2023 but never received a response. He claims that after continuing to raise compliance concerns, his work schedule was changed, his conduct was scrutinized, and Fain later accused him of misconduct that led to his suspension in November 2023. Fain terminated his employment on Dec. 8, 2025.
Pizur alleges he was retaliated against for insisting the company comply with Indiana wage laws and for refusing directives he says would have violated his professional obligations as a licensed attorney working in HR.
Pizur is suing for retaliatory discharge, tortious interference and negligence. He is seeking compensatory and punitive damages and claims that the ordeal has damaged his career and reputation.
The case is Mark Pizur v. Heather Fain, GXO Logistics Supply Chain, Inc., 49D12-2512-CT-057604.
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