NEW YORK — A group of workers tasked with defending parking spots for on-location productions of various NBC shows have indicated that they will begin filing overtime suits against the company for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The workers are classified as parking production assistants who work for NBC’s show “The Blacklist” […]
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, […]
BUFFALO — A group of over 330 current and former assistant managers for OfficeMax Inc. who filed a class action overtime suit against their employer for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) have entered into a settlement agreement with the company worth over $3.5 million. Under the agreement, each member of the class […]
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. […]
WHITE PLANS, N.Y. — A group of tipped restaurant workers filed a class action suit against Union Square Hospitality Group for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The representative plaintiffs were bussers in Gramercy Tavern, one of the company’s restaurants in Manhattan. They are attempting to represent cooks, reservationists, dishwashers, and other tipped […]