NEW YORK — On December 30, a federal district court in New York issued a decision that clarifies the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA) professional exemption, particularly as it pertains to contract attorneys. The decision comes out of a class action suit filed by William Henig, a temporary contract attorney who worked for Quinn Emanuel […]
NEW YORK — A federal court in New York approved a proposed settlement agreement that will resolve a complaint filed by a group of three temporary attorneys against Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom. The suit alleged that the law firm and the staffing company Tower Legal Staffing Inc., through which it hired the plaintiffs, […]
NEW YORK — A federal court in New York ruled against the approval of a proposed settlement agreement of a class wage claim under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The claim was brought by former unpaid interns for The Madison Square Garden Co. against the company for failing to pay minimum wage and overtime. […]
NEW YORK — After a criminal trial, a New York state court sentenced a Papa John’s Pizza franchisee for implementing a wage theft scheme against its employees and then attempting to conceal the crime. The franchisee, Abdul Jamil Kohkhar, and his company, BMY Foods Inc., owned and operated nine Papa John’s restaurants in the Bronx […]
NEW YORK — The prevailing rule under federal law is that any settlement of cases brought under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) has to be approved by either the U.S. Department of Labor or a federal court. That rule is now being challenged in the U.S. Supreme Court by a FLSA plaintiff in a […]
NEW YORK — In the latest in a string of wage suits against Papa John’s franchisees, four franchisees in Queens have agreed to pay more than $500,000 to settle minimum wage and overtime claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and New York labor laws. The claims were filed by the New York Attorney […]