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Sort by date 1,262 pages found matching overtime- Home Health Worker Overtime: Understanding the Laws
Dec-12-12 New York, NY The world of home caregivers and home health workers often involves long hours and low pay. In fact, a recent study conducted by the National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA) found that 23 percent of domestic workers??"including home caregivers??"make less than minimum wage. Although federal law does not protect the rights of all home care... - Balkan Workers Allege Tesla Denied California Overtime
Jul-12-23 Fremont, CA A California federal judge has ruled that over 100 Balkan workers employed at Tesla’s facility in Fremont can proceed with an overtime class action. According to Judge Beth Labson Freeman, there is enough evidence to imply that the workers were paid flat monthly wages without overtime, a California labor law violation. Tesla is gaining... - Technician Entitled to California Overtime?
Sep-26-11 Orange, CA Tim alleges that his former employer violated California Labor Laws , including overtime and fraud. "I would love to be compensated for my overtime hours worked but my main objective is to deal with this fraud," says Tim, who was terminated in May of this year. "I am a technician and drove the company van to and from work," Tim explain... - Lawsuit Filed against Novo Nordisk over Alleged California Overtime Law Violations
Aug-11-11 Sacramento, CA An overtime pay lawsuit was filed recently against Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk, claiming the firm did not pay its sales representatives for the overtime they were required to receive under state law. According to Reuters , the lawsuit, which was filed last month in Sacramento Superior Court, accuses the drugmaker of utilizing a sma... - $26.6 Million in Unpaid Wages and Overtime Returned to New Yorkers Last Year
Jan-18-11 New York, NY Just how prevalent can overtime pay violations be? In one state alone in 2010, workers were shortchanged to the tune of about $26 million. That was in the state of New York, where the New York State Department of Labor (DOL) returned a total of $26.6 million to workers who had been stiffed in terms of wages and unpaid overtime illegally. ... - California Overtime Pay Law Outlaws
Dec-7-10 San Francisco, CA Two recent lawsuits are highlighting disputes with regard to overtime pay laws in the state of California. On the 18th of last month a former employee of Franklin American Mortgage filed an action in federal court in California in an attempt to recover unpaid overtime according to the provisions of state and federal laws. Marketwi... - Did Florida Appliance Retailer File Bankruptcy to Avoid Overtime Pay Judgment?
Nov-12-10 Melbourne, FL He may be known throughout the Sunshine State for banging his fists against appliances and proclaiming that you paid too much, but for former employees of Appliance Direct, Sam Pak allegedly didn't pay enough. An overtime pay dispute involving the retailer has surfaced in Florida. But the case is more complicated than it seems. Acco... - Call Center Reps Entitled to Overtime
Aug-23-10 Columbia, MO How many class action lawsuits and subsequent settlements will it take for call centers to pay their employees overtime ? Just last week a class action suit was filed by a former State Farm claims processor from Columbia, alleging the insurance company required telephone-dedicated workers to work overtime without pay. Federal labor law... - Bloomingdale’s and Macy’s Slammed with California labor lawsuit
Mar-22-23 Santa Clara, CA Bloomingdale’s and Macy’s are accused of violating the Fair Labor Standards Act and several California labor codes, including minimum wage and overtime pay, and the state's unlawful business practices statute. This latest wage and hour complaint is at the least the third wage and hour class action lawsuit brought agai... - Policy Book Told Workers Not to Expect Overtime
Jan-29-10 Dallas, TX Moody International Development, whose clients include major oil companies like Exxon, BP, Mobil and Chevron, may owe thousands of dollars in back pay to hundreds of technical workers. "I have one plaintiff, for example, who worked 160 hours in a single pay period," says attorney Charles Branham. "That is the equivalent of two eighty-hour work w... - A Million Dollars a Month in California Overtime: How Much is Fraud?
Dec-23-09 San Francisco, CA California overtime laws exist to protect a worker's right to California overtime pay—but there are always those who try to take advantage of the system. Recently, a handful of officers and civilians employed by the San Francisco Police Department were accused of the mismanagement of overtime in a department that sees more than $... - California Employees Misclassified as Exempt from Overtime Pay
Nov-11-09 San Jose, CA With the economy as it is, it is no wonder that many employees are working extra-long hours to earn a little extra money, thanks to California overtime laws. However, some employees are learning that overtime pay in California is not all it is cracked up to be—especially when their employers misclassify them as exempt from overtime... - Bankrupt Contractor on Hook for $475,000 to Settle Overtime Claims
Oct-11-09 San Francisco, CA A bankrupt contractor cannot escape violations to California overtime laws . California overtime pay is a requirement protected by California overtime laws, with an effective ombudsman that ensures violators are brought to justice. According to a recent story from the Associated Press (AP), Building Materials Holding Corp. (BMHC) wi... - UPS Faces $100 Million Overtime Lawsuit
Aug-20-09 Atlanta, GA When it comes to fighting for overtime pay, employees who believe their employers are violating overtime laws are not giving up. In fact, some of them are filing lawsuits, attempting to receive pay for overtime hours worked. One such lawsuit was filed against UPS, alleging the company owes $100 million in damages for not properly paying cer... - Misclassified Managers Owed Overtime
Jul-21-09 New York, NY Tammy G., like thousands of managers throughout the US, has been misclassified and therefore not paid overtime —a violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)."As a field and staffing manager I performed the same job as my staffing team, but was not paid hourly wages," says Tammy. "I worked a minimum of 50 hours a week, I was on... - Overtime Lawsuit Worth $3.4 Million
Jul-2-09 Pelham Manor, NY Employees who have not been given adequate overtime pay can take heart. A recent lawsuit, alleging, among other things, that a carwash chain violated overtime laws, has been settled for $3.4 million. According to a City Room article at nytimes.com, from June 30, 2009, Lage Management Corporation agreed to pay $3.4 million to curren... - JPMorgan Agrees $16.7M Unpaid Overtime Settlement
New York, NY: A $16.7 million settlement has been agreed between JP Morgan Chase & Co., and plaintiffs in an unpaid overtime class action lawsuit. The settlement address claims made by assistant branch managers that Chase misclassified them as exempt from overtime, in violation of federal and state employment laws. There are four classes o... - IT Personnel Overtime a Calculated Risk?
Feb-19-09 Irvine, CA Labor lawyer Jose Garay says the number one objection he hears from IT Personnel (and from most employees in the computer industry) who consider filing an overtime complaint is that they are afraid of even asking for overtime; they fear that the company will retaliate. In reality, the high-tech industry is litigation adverse and is more sop... - IT Personnel (National) Confusion Over Overtime
Feb-11-09 Washington, DC Most attorneys agree that most of the time, it is an 'open and shut' case whether employees are exempt from the federal requirements of overtime law. But about 30 percent of cases are not so easy to determine, and IT personnel overtime (National) often fall into these 'gray areas'. Typically, IT personnel perform multiple functions,... - California IT Professionals: Making No Money for Working Overtime
Jan-10-09 San Diego, CA If you are one of the computer professionals who made around $76,000 last year, you could be in for a rude surprise. California Bill AB 10 went into effect in 2008, and that means that a lot more computer professionals, workers who were previously eligible for overtime pay, are now exempt from overtime pay. Bill AB 10 sets the limit for e...