ORLANDO — Multiple arbitration cases were filed against Darden Restaurants in 2015 on behalf of hourly service employees. The arbitration suits allege that Darden refused to consider off-the-clock and non-tipped work when determining payment.
These questions and answers cover the details surrounding the final rule, and address what’s included in the final rule, as well as compliance and communication strategies, budget implications and possible morale and productivity issues.
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 […]
MIAMI — Carlos Martinez and Ricardo Babich, who worked as international agents at DHL’s Miami International Airport facility, filed a proposed class action suit against the company for violating their rights under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The federal court certified the class, stating that the claimants had produced enough evidence that potential class […]
ORLANDO — Florida Federal Magistrate Judge David A. Baker recommended the rejection of a proposed settlement agreement of a wage suit between a Taco Bell franchisee and an employee because the parties failed to provide them with the actual agreement and its terms. According to the judge, the court has no ability to approve an […]
FORT MEYERS, Fla. — Employers who meet certain requirements can fill temporary agricultural jobs with foreign workers through the federal H-2A visa program. A group of such foreign workers with H-2A visas filed a class action suit against D&K Harvesting, a fruit harvester in Florida, for violating the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The group […]