NEW YORK — Usually employers determine an employee’s hourly wage. Or wages are negotiated between employers and employees or employers and unions. But in the case of Related Cos. workers’ wages, the Mayor of New York City and Related recently negotiated an agreement on their wages. Related’s workers are now guaranteed what the Mayor calls […]
NEW YORK — A New York McDonald’s franchise owner has agreed to a settlement in one of the most recent wage claims against the fast food giant. The wage claim includes violations of New York state law from 2007 to July 2013 regarding uniforms, hours worked, and overtime. The settlement calls for the owner of […]
NEW YORK — KeyBank agreed to pay $3.5 million to settle a Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) lawsuit with its client service managers. According to the class action lawsuit, KeyBank intentionally misclassified the client service managers to avoid overtime pay requirements. The lawsuit was filed in New York federal court. However, the class action combines […]
NEW YORK — A Manhattan Domino’s franchise agreed to pay $1.28 million to settle the overtime pay lawsuit with its delivery workers. The national Domino’s Pizza company was also named as a defendant because it either knew or should have known about the franchise’s alleged violations. The class-action lawsuit alleged regular timecard alterations that denied […]
NEW YORK — An unpaid overtime claim was filed on behalf of Lady Gaga’s former personal assistant, Jennifer O’Neil. The lawsuit sought back overtime pay for more than 6,600 hours worked for the pop singer. O’Neil claimed in the lawsuit that was owed back pay of $19,200 for her work in early 2009, and almost $360,000 […]
NEW YORK — If you are a New York employee who was not paid for working overtime, you may be able to file an unpaid overtime lawsuit. These cases seek to force the employer, either past or present, to pay the employee the back unpaid wages for overtime hours that were not paid. Unpaid overtime lawsuits […]