PHILADELPHIA — A group of former restaurant workers for Pennsylvania-based Friendly’s recently filed a federal unpaid overtime lawsuit against the company alleging they routinely worked over 40 hours per week without overtime. The U.S. District Court Judge overseeing the case agreed the workers presented sufficient evidence for their claim to move forward, despite the objections […]
KANSAS CITY — Kansas City-based healthcare company Cerner was recently hit with another class action overtime wage lawsuit. The lawsuit alleges the hospital chain misclassified potentially hundreds if not thousands of IT workers, and seeks compensation for unpaid overtime, as well as other damages under the Fair Labor Standards Act and Missouri state employment laws. […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Fair Labor Standards Act sets forth a multitude of conditions all employers must meet as it pertains to how they pay their employees. Violators could be subject to substantial liability for their actions, particularly if they knowingly violate minimum wage and overtime pay laws. Under the FLSA, employers who unknowingly fail […]
CHICAGO — Days before ridesharing company Uber settled a $100 million unpaid wage and overtime lawsuit with thousands of drivers, plaintiffs in Illinois filed their own class action lawsuit. According to multiple reports, Uber could have been on the line for almost $1 billion dollars in back tips and overtime had its drivers been classified as […]
PHILADELPHIA — A group of 187,000 Walmart employees from Pennsylvania recently won a resounding victory against their employer after the Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal of a $224 million judgement for wage thefts perpetrated by the Arkansas-based retail giant. The appeal’s denial brings to a close a nearly 14-year legal endeavor by the […]
RICHMOND, Va. — Richmond mayor Dwight C. Jones’ administration has reportedly asked the City Council to approve a $2.7 million settlement with 54 workers from the Department of Social Services over unpaid overtime wages. Employees in the lawsuit allege they were routinely forced to work in excess of 40 hours a week whilst denied overtime […]