NEW YORK — A recent article from the Wall Street Journal titled “Can you Sue the Boss for Making You Answer Late-Night Email?” has highlighted the issue of the graying line between work hours and non-work hours. The article indicated that several lawsuits have alleged that companies expect employees to work unpaid and off-hours via […]
NEW YORK — A group of interns employed by Warner Music has settled its class action wage suit against its employer for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and New York labor law. The settlement agreement will pay each intern in the class consisting of 4,500 individuals $750 dollars each academic semester during […]
NEW YORK — A federal court ruled on June 3rd that a proposed class-action suit against Manhattan nail salon Gypsophila Nail & Spa Inc. can move forward, denying a motion for summary judgment brought by the company. The company claimed in the motion that it was not covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) […]
NEW YORK — Two employees of a chain of waxing salons are seeking to represent a class of employees in a lawsuit against their company, Uni K Wax, for violating the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and New York state labor laws. The class would include employees who worked or continue to work at the […]
NEW YORK — A temporary attorney who filed an overtime suit against his law firm, which was dismissed by a federal district court, presented oral arguments in front of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals last May. The plaintiff argued that the document review work he was performing was too menial to qualify as practicing […]
NEW YORK — The plaintiffs in an overtime lawsuit filed against TGI Friday’s in New York have agreed to settle their collective action suit against their former employer for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The company will pay the nine former workers representing the class between $1,900 and $48,000 each, for a […]