Government Workers Overtime Lawsuit News - Lawsuits, Settlements, Information Archives - Overtime Pay Laws https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/government-workers-overtime-lawsuit-news/ Overtime Pay Laws & Unpaid Wage Lawsuits: Sue For Overtime Pay Thu, 12 Oct 2017 00:38:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/cropped-cropped-favicon-1-32x32.jpg Government Workers Overtime Lawsuit News - Lawsuits, Settlements, Information Archives - Overtime Pay Laws https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/government-workers-overtime-lawsuit-news/ 32 32 Lawmakers Introduce New Bill to Strengthen Penalties for Wage Theft Violations https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/lawmakers-introduce-new-bill-strengthen-penalties-wage-theft-violations/ Tue, 22 Aug 2017 16:00:05 +0000 https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/?p=15468 WASHINGTON D.C. -- Democratic Senators recently introduced new legislation to stiffen penalties against businesses accused of committing wage theft against workers and other violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

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]]> What is de Minimis Time on the Job? https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/de-minimis-time-job/ Fri, 11 Aug 2017 14:00:03 +0000 https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/?p=14471 WASHINGTON D.C. -- The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires employers to provide workers with an accurate accounting of all the individual’s hours spent on the job, wages earned, and other compensation earned.

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]]> Local Government Workers Hit Ohio County With Unpaid Overtime Lawsuit https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/local-government-workers-hit-ohio-county-with-unpaid-overtime-lawsuit/ Fri, 30 Jun 2017 14:00:04 +0000 https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/?p=12872 COLUMBUS -- Two local government workers for Cuyahoga County, Ohio recently filed separate federal class action unpaid overtime lawsuits against the county alleging various violations of federal wage and labor laws over unpaid overtime.

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]]> Judge Rules 25,000 Federal Government Employees Due Back Wages and Overtime Pay https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/judge-rules-25000-federal-government-employees-due-back-wages-and-overtime-pay/ Tue, 21 Mar 2017 14:00:52 +0000 https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/?p=12181 NEW YORK -- A U.S. Court of Federal Claims judge recently ruled on behalf of tens of thousands of federal government employees seeking back pay and overtime for their work during the 2013 government shutdown.

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]]> Kansas Bureau of Investigations Agent Can Sue for Unpaid Overtime Wages https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/kansas-bureau-of-investigations-agent-can-sue-for-unpaid-overtime-wages/ Fri, 17 Feb 2017 15:00:29 +0000 https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/?p=12075 KANSAS CITY -- The Kansas Supreme Court ruled a former Kansas Bureau of Investigations (KBI) agent may follow through with his unpaid overtime lawsuit against the KBI to recover his back wages.

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]]> Unpaid Overtime Lawsuit Against Democratic National Committee Grows https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/unpaid-overtime-lawsuit-against-democratic-national-committee-grows/ Fri, 10 Feb 2017 15:00:16 +0000 https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/?p=12055 ORLANDO -- The class action unpaid overtime lawsuit against the Democratic National Committee (DNC) just got bigger after several more plaintiffs joined the claim, alleging that the defendant failed to pay overtime wages.

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]]> Virginia Fire Captains May Soon Get Back Unpaid Overtime After County Proposes Settlement https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/virginia-fire-captains-may-soon-get-back-unpaid-overtime-after-county-proposes-settlement/ Wed, 01 Feb 2017 15:00:49 +0000 https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/?p=12021 RICHMOND -- After almost two years, a group of Henrico County, Virginia-fire captains may finally get back all their unpaid overtime wages they claim were denied by the county.

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]]> Department of Labor Settles Overtime Pay Lawsuit with Federal Workers https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/department-of-labor-settles-overtime-pay-lawsuit-with-federal-workers/ Thu, 01 Sep 2016 13:30:11 +0000 https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/?p=11568 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The federal agency charged with enforcing national overtime pay laws and investigating wage theft recently settled its own unpaid overtime lawsuit with hundreds of government workers claiming they were misclassified as exempt from time and a half pay.

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]]> California Firefighters Settle Unpaid Overtime Lawsuit https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/california-firefighters-settle-unpaid-overtime-lawsuit/ Tue, 02 Aug 2016 12:40:01 +0000 https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/?p=11505 OAKLAND, Calif. -- Dozens of current and former firefighters recently settled an unpaid overtime lawsuit alleging their fire district failed to properly calculate their overtime wages.

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]]> Cash Benefits Must be Included in Overtime Pay Calculations https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/cash-benefits-must-be-included-in-overtime-pay-calculations/ Mon, 25 Jul 2016 14:00:08 +0000 https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/?p=11489 SAN GABRIEL, Calif. -- In a victory for workers across the country, a California federal court recently ruled cash benefits must be taken into account when calculating overtime payments for employees.

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