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A lawsuit was filed against the four Long Island catering establishments for allegedly failing to pay 2,000 current and former workers minimum wage and overtime. The case claimed operators paid the workers less than the $5.15 federal hourly minimum and failed to pay them overtime when they worked more than 40 hours a week. The U.S. Labor Department wage l... - NLRB Decision on FedEx Home Delivery Drivers Could Be Far-Reaching
Nov-24-14 Hartford, CT It’s one thing when a small business operator decides to opt for cost savings on the backs of his or her employees by misclassifying them as independent contractors and thus, robbing them of any opportunity for overtime pay . It’s quite another when a major employer with global reach allegedly attempts the same thing. In a re... - Overtime and Wage Violations Seen in Unlikely Places
Jul-19-14 Cleveland, OH When it comes to Ohio overtime and wage violations, one can be forgiven for thinking that the majority of culprits are businesses looking to save a dollar or two by not properly paying their employees. But as a recent Ohio overtime lawsuit recently in the news shows, even governments can get the law wrong. Meanwhile, Major League Baseball... - M & T Pretzel Inc. overtime Settlement
Dozens of pretzel vendors in New York, most of who are immigrants from Bangladesh, are now being paid overtime and back wages. Under the terms of the settlement M & T Pretzel Inc, which owns the pretzel pushcart empire, has agreed to pay $450,000 to employees for labor law violations. "The employees, mostly immigrants from Bangladesh, worked long sh... - Texas Donning & Doffing Lawsuit News & Legal Information
Texas donning and doffing lawsuits allege employees in Texas have not been adequately compensated for all time preparing for and cleaning up after shifts , including putting on and taking off specialty work clothing, and logging into and out of computer systems. Depending on the employee's hours worked, time spent involved in Texas donning and doffin... - Unpaid Wages Lawsuit Settled
Jun-25-14 Orchard Park, NY An unpaid wages lawsuit alleging police officers were not properly paid for time spent donning and doffing their uniforms has reportedly been settled. Meanwhile, a similar lawsuit has been thrown out of court, continuing the confusion over when employees should be paid for putting on and taking off uniforms and when they should not be... - Settlements and Verdicts: City of Houston, Texas.
City of Houston, Texas. A $72 million settlement has been reached in the overtime lawsuit filed on behalf of 2,600 of the city's paramedics. The plaintiff's will be awarded sums that range from $500 to tens of thousands of dollars depending on how much overtime they worked. (Sep-16-04) Legal Help If you have a similar problem and would... - Texas Wage and Hour Lawsuits
Apr-30-14 Dallas, TX Texas employment lawsuits include allegations about wage and hour violations, meaning employers are allegedly not paying their employees the minimum wage required by Texas labor law or not properly paying overtime as required by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). In Texas the current hourly minimum wage for employees not exempt from mini... - Customer Service Representatives Stiffed of Pre- and Post-Shift Wages
Oct-23-23 Newark, NJ On September 22, Rusty Brittain and Richard Tounsel, two call center workers, filed a collective and class action unpaid wage lawsuit against their former employer. Brittain v. DialAmerica Marketing, Inc. alleges that DialAmerica had an established practice of failing to pay customer service representatives for all hours worked as req... - Workers Sue Employer for Off-the-Clock Work
Nov-17-13 Bellevue, OH With increasing frequency, the typical Unpaid Wages lawsuit is centered on the question, “at what point does work time actually begin?” To that end, there appears to be an uprising amongst workers who claim that donning and doffing gear mandated by the employer or staff meetings where attendance is required should be part of an... - Amazon Unpaid Wages During COVID Screenings Settled
Sep-29-23 Santa Clara, CA An unpaid wages lawsuit filed by former Amazon warehouse employees in a California federal court has reached a settlement. The lawsuit, filed in February 2021, accused Amazon of violating the Fair Labor Standards Act and the California Labor Code when they were forced to undergo unpaid COVID-19 screenings before clocking in. They spent at... - San Francisco files Misclassification Lawsuit Against Qwick Hospitality Staffing Company
Sep-26-23 San Francisco, CA The City of San Francisco at the end of August filed a lawsuit against Qwick Inc., accusing the hospitality staffing company of misclassifying their workers as independent contractors to deny them guaranteed wages and benefits. Qwick workers are unable to receive overtime, meals and rest breaks, health care or paid leave, and San Franci... - Installers Getting Money Back After Ohio Labor Laws Violated
Jun-5-13 Walton, OH Employees of a firm based in Walton, Ohio, have won the day after coming away with more than $1 million in back wages and damages from a misclassification case. In this fashion, Ohio labor laws and similar statutes within the federal jurisdiction have come to the fore, and protected 196 current and former employees from unfair labor practice... - Joan Rivers Faces California Labor Complaint
Apr-16-13 Los Angeles, CA She may be famous for cutthroat comments about celebrities, but Joan Rivers now faces backlash of her own. A series of claims alleging violations of California labor law on Rivers’ show has been filed by the show’s writers. In their California labor complaint, they allege they were not properly paid by E!, the network that a... - Workplace Sexual Harassment and Retaliation – Attorney Weighs In
Sep-17-20 Manhattan, NY A sexual harassment and retaliation settlement was in the spotlight, this past July. It involved more than 25 construction workers who were subjected to physical assaults and other types of harassment , and some workers were retaliated against after complaining to supervisors. “It’s so important that these women supported and cor... - Two Circuit Courts to Decide whether Drivers-for-Hire Can Get their Day in Court
Sep-13-20 San Francisco, CA Two federal appeals courts have or will consider whether Lyft and GrubHub drivers are engaged in interstate commerce , and so exempt from the requirements of the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA). The California labor lawsuit . Rogers v. Lyft, Inc ., began as a dispute about the drivers’ lack of paid sick leave. The drivers&rs... - Sticking Up for California Labor Law Rights
Jan-28-13 Los Angeles, CA Tashara worked at a company that continually violated California labor laws . And she was continually taken advantage of. “Even my mom told me that I was getting abused,” says Tashara. It’s a sad commentary: Someone fresh out of school and eager winds up working without a lunch break or rest breaks, day in and day o... - New York Employers Face Employment Lawsuits
Nov-25-12 New York, NY A New York steakhouse has agreed to settle a New York employment lawsuit, alleging male waiters were subjected to sexual harassment from their manager. Meanwhile, in a different New York employment lawsuit, the NBA faces charges of discrimination while Hurricane Sandy has now resulted in a New York overtime lawsuit. The harassment lawsu... - New Bill Stems From California Labor Lawsuit
Sep-3-12 Sacramento, CA A California labor lawsuit filed last Fall has partially resulted in a new state Bill, yet to be signed, that will ensure an entity employing temporary workers has the necessary cash reserves or financial resources in place to pay those workers, and to not deny them any California overtime which may be their due. According to The Pre... - Overlooked, Underpaid California Workers Face Dire Coronavirus Risk
Mar-26-20 Sacramento, CA On March 19, Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered all Californians to stay home except for workers essential to health care, public safety, food, agriculture and media. Those who can work remotely may be juggling work and children. Laid off and furloughed workers are looking at reduced paychecks, even with the wage and benefit protections of federal...