New Orleans, LA News – Lawsuits, Settlements, Information Archives - Overtime Pay Laws https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/new-orleans-louisiana-news/ Overtime Pay Laws & Unpaid Wage Lawsuits: Sue For Overtime Pay Thu, 31 May 2018 15:27:34 +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 New Orleans, LA News – Lawsuits, Settlements, Information Archives - Overtime Pay Laws https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/new-orleans-louisiana-news/ 32 32 Dong Phuong Oriental Bakery Agrees to Settle Unpaid Overtime Lawsuit https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/louisiana-bakery-settle-unpaid-overtime-lawsuit/ Tue, 05 Jun 2018 14:00:31 +0000 https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/?p=19430 NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana -- An investigation by the Labor Department’s Wage and Hour Division determined that a Louisiana based bakery violated the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) when it failed to pay its workers one and a half times their average hourly rate of pay.

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]]> Louisiana Investigator Filed Overtime Pay Lawsuit Against Coroner’s Office https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/louisiana-investigator-filed-overtime-pay-lawsuit-against-coroners-office/ Fri, 10 Nov 2017 15:00:57 +0000 https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/?p=16895 NEW ORLEANS, LA -- A former death investigator for the Orleans Parish, Louisiana coroner’s office recently filed an unpaid overtime lawsuit against the department over allegations that the defendant wrongfully denied her overtime pay despite her frequently working more than 40 hours a week.

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]]> Appeals Court Reexamines Overtime Law for “Fluctuating Workweek” Schedules https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/appeals-court-reexamines-overtime-law-fluctuating-workweek-schedules/ Fri, 25 Aug 2017 14:00:02 +0000 https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/?p=15732 NEW ORLEANS -- The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals recently took up a case on whether or not a nearly two-decade-old precedent set by another Appeals Court concerning scheduling practices for employees working a “fluctuating workweek” remained valid to a recent unpaid overtime lawsuit.

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]]> Orleans Parish Police Officers Settle Unpaid Class Action Lawsuit with Sheriff’s Office https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/orleans-parish-police-officers-settle-unpaid-class-action-lawsuit-with-sheriffs-office/ Wed, 12 Apr 2017 14:00:15 +0000 https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/?p=12247 NEW ORLEANS -- A group of current and former deputies for the Orleans Parish, Louisiana sheriff’s department recently settled their unpaid overtime lawsuit, resolving allegations that the defendant routinely stiffed deputies on overtime pay and other wages.

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]]> Questions and Answers About The New Overtime Pay Rules https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/questions-and-answers-about-the-new-overtime-pay-rules/ Fri, 12 Aug 2016 16:00:08 +0000 https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/?p=11464 Check out our Final Rule illustration, and be sure to share the infographic with colleagues and employers who may be subjected to the new overtime pay laws.

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]]> Louisiana Manual Laborer Files Unpaid Overtime Class Action Lawsuit https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/louisiana-manual-laborer-files-unpaid-overtime-class-action-lawsuit/ Thu, 16 Jun 2016 14:45:23 +0000 https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/?p=10847 METAIRIE, La. -- A former manual laborer for Louisiana-based Pizzati Enterprises Inc. recently filed a federal class action unpaid overtime lawsuit against her employer for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

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]]> New Orleans Saints, Tom Benson’s Ex-Aide Talk Settlement in Unpaid Overtime Lawsuit https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/new-orleans-saints-tom-bensons-former-aide-discuss-settlement-in-unpaid-overtime-lawsuit/ Thu, 02 Jun 2016 16:47:30 +0000 https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/?p=10813 NEW ORLEANS -- A former longtime aide to New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson is seeking a settlement with his former employer over charges he was racially discriminated against and forced to work more than 40 hours per week without overtime pay.

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]]> Court of Appeals Sanctions DOL for Frivolous Overtime Suit https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/court-of-appeals-sanctions-dol-for-frivolous-overtime-suit/ https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/court-of-appeals-sanctions-dol-for-frivolous-overtime-suit/#respond Mon, 12 Oct 2015 15:46:29 +0000 https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/?p=8779 NEW ORLEANS — The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals assessed large monetary sanctions against DOL in an overtime suit that the agency brought against Gate Guard Services, a company that contracts with oil companies to provide gate attendants for remote drilling sites, for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The attendants apparently remain […]

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]]> https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/court-of-appeals-sanctions-dol-for-frivolous-overtime-suit/feed/ 0 Bartenders Can Join Overtime Pay Lawsuit https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/bartenders-can-join-overtime-pay-lawsuit/ https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/bartenders-can-join-overtime-pay-lawsuit/#respond Tue, 17 Feb 2015 14:20:56 +0000 https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/?p=7714 NEW ORLEANS — Pat O’Brien’s bartenders received conditional collective action status in Louisiana federal court early in February 2015. The bartenders claimed the managers at the New Orleans bar stole from the tip jar and failed to pay the employees the overtime to which they were entitled. With the conditional certification, nearly 40 additional current […]

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]]> https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/bartenders-can-join-overtime-pay-lawsuit/feed/ 0 New Orleans Overtime Lawsuit Lawyers https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/new-orleans-overtime-lawsuit-lawyers/ https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/new-orleans-overtime-lawsuit-lawyers/#respond Thu, 15 May 2014 17:39:35 +0000 https://www.overtimepaylaws.org/?p=4701 NEW ORLEANS — Our New Orleans 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.  Many […]

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