LOS ANGELES — Officers for the West Covina Police Department recently filed an unpaid overtime lawsuit against the city, claiming their employer failed to properly compensate the plaintiffs for all their hours spent on the job under federal labor and wage laws.
LOS ANGELES — Appliance maker Vita-Mix Corp. and staffing agency Kelly Services Inc. recently agreed to a $1.6 million settlement to resolve claims the two companies under paid workers hired to demonstrate Vita-Mix’s line of blenders and other products at trade shows.
WASHINGTON D.C. — A federal judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of the Northern Marianas Islands recently ordered a Hong Kong-based casino company operating in U.S. territory to pay the Department of Labor $190,000 in restitution for withholding overtime wages from workers.
NEW YORK — A former store manager for entertainment media store company FYE recently filed a federal class action unpaid overtime lawsuit against the shopping mall chain store.
PHILADELPHIA — The U.S. Department of Labor filed a federal unpaid overtime lawsuit against against a Pennsylvania spa over allegations that the business set up an illegal tip pool for employees earning less than minimum wage and failed to pay all wages and provide accurate pay statements to other workers.
NEWARK — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit recently ruled that a class action unpaid overtime lawsuit brought by a group of certified nursing assistants against their employer may proceed despite the defendant maintaining that the case should be handled under arbitration agreements signed by the nurses.