BOSTON — A store manager in a General Nutrition Centers branch in Massachusetts, who sued the company for alleged violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and Massachusetts wage and hour law, cannot move forward with his case according to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. The plaintiff alleged that GNC’s […]
BOSTON — The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit has decided that a wage suit filed by two Dunkin’ Donuts store managers in Massachusetts should go to trial. The plaintiffs had filed suit claiming that they were deprived of overtime pay they were entitled to under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). […]
BOSTON — A group of employees who filed an overtime class action suit against Pepsi under Massachusetts labor law and the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) has asked a federal court to approve a proposed $3 million settlement agreement. Under the proposed settlement, the named plaintiff would receive a $15,000 incentive award and the approximately […]
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — In a 2006 study by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, researchers found that many employees checked their work emails every eight minutes – even on nights and weekends. In fact, 25% of employees apparently stayed in touch with their offices via smartphones when they were supposedly on vacation. In many workplaces, this […]
BOSTON — A group of assistant managers filed a class action suit against Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc., alleging that the company violated the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) by failing to pay them for overtime. According to the overtime suit, Dick’s misclassified the assistant managers at its Illinois locations as exempt from FLSA, and thus […]
BOSTON — Massachusetts’ taxi drivers received an unwelcome decision from their state’s highest court recently. The taxi drivers were seeking a ruling in their favor in their overtime pay lawsuit. However, Massachusetts’ highest court determined the taxi drivers were independent contractors and not protected by minimum wage and overtime laws. The Taxi Drivers’ Claims Four taxi […]