CHICAGO — Ride-hailing company Uber faces a new nationwide class action wage lawsuit A new lawsuit filed in Illinois claims the company illegally classifies its drivers as independent contractors and denies them overtime wages and tips in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The plaintiffs filed a complaint in U.S. District Court for the Northern […]
CINCINNATI — An East Side Cincinnati hotel recently agreed to pay more than $21,000 to settle an overtime wage lawsuit with employees who claim the hotel’s owner made them work up to 70 hours a week without overtime payments. Six workers in the lawsuit will each receive their share of the $21,708 settlement with the […]
CHICAGO — Former Dunkin’ Donuts workers have reportedly filed a lawsuit against a franchise owner and his payroll manager, claiming they manipulated timesheets for hundreds of workers and forced them to pay for register shortages. The class action complaint was filed May 4 in federal court in Chicago. The workers, nearly one hundred current and […]
WASHINGTON D.C. — The U.S. Department of Labor has officially sent its highly anticipated final overtime rule to expand overtime protection to the White House’s Office of Management and Budget for final review. The final rule wasn’t expected until July. If approved by the White House, the federal department can publish a final rule. The DOL previously issued […]
TAMPA, Fla. — Toria’s Support Care Services, a home care provide based in Tampa, has violated the minimum wage, overtime and record-keeping provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), according to investigators from the Tampa District Office of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division. Toria’s Support Care Services misclassified one maintenance worker and one […]
DALLAS — Personal trainers working at Gold’s Gym locations in Texas are not exempt employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and therefore may seek overtime pay, a federal district court in Texas has ruled. Gold’s Texas Holding Groups Inc., which operates 41 Gold’s Gym locations in Texas, were sued by trainers who receive a […]