NEWARK — Medco Health Solutions Inc. received a victory in New Jersey federal court recently when a federal judge denied more than 160 former employees class certification in their collective action wage and overtime pay lawsuit. The Newark federal judge found that the more than 160 former employees were not able to produce sufficient evidence […]
CAMDEN, N.J. –Technicians for General Electric Co. were granted conditional certification for their collective action overtime claim against the company in New Jersey federal court recently. The current and former technicians claim the company required them to work off the clock without pay before their shifts in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). […]
NEWARK — Exxon Mobil Corp. was recently ordered to arbitrate an ongoing overtime claim over unpaid travel time. A New Jersey federal judge determined the overtime claim fell under the collective bargaining agreement between Exxon and a workers’ union, the Independent Laboratory Employees’ Union Inc. (ILEU). The ILEU filed a motion seeking to compel Exxon’s […]
NEWARK — Corrections officers for Mercer County Jail may proceed with their class action wage and overtime pay lawsuit, according to a federal judge. The federal judge found the court held jurisdiction over the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) claim. In the same decision, the judge dismissed the retaliation claim related to the unpaid wages […]
NEWARK — School bus drivers have reached a settlement with First Student Inc. in their overtime pay lawsuit. First Student, the largest school bus company in North America, allegedly failed to pay the bus drivers for their time spent on maintenance and other duties before and after their shifts. If the court approves the settlement […]
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Our Jersey City overtime lawyers file unpaid overtime lawsuits on behalf of workers who are not paid the legally required wages. Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), a large number of workers who are entitled to overtime pay never receive the wages owed to them under federal or state law. […]