LOS ANGELES — The California Supreme Court recently handed down a significant ruling on wage and labor laws in the state that has important ramifications for both workers and employers attempting to make sense of laws dating back to the 18th Century.
HARTFORD — Two former Waterbury, Connecticut hospitals recently filed a proposed federal class action lawsuit against their previous employers over allegations the health care providers failed to pay the plaintiffs and others for all their due wages, including overtime pay.
LOS ANGELES — Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s SpaceX company recently agreed to a multimillion dollar payout to settle claims with thousands of former workers claiming the space travel company’s business practices denied employees overtime pay due under California wage and labor laws.
LOS ANGELES — A former linebacker for the University of Southern California (USC) filed an appeal after a U.S. District Court judge threw out his minimum wage and UO lawsuit against the PAC-12 sports conference & NCAA.
INDIANAPOLIS — A former doctoral student recently filed a wage theft lawsuit against a South Bend, Indiana restaurant the plaintiff claims stiffed him and possibly hundreds of others out of all their due wages.
PROVIDENCE — A group of Rhode Island firefighters secured a settlement to resolve an unpaid overtime lawsuit filed against the Lonsdale Fire board over allegations they failed to pay emergency responders for their hours.