NEW YORK — There are an increasing number of proposed class action overtime pay lawsuits brought by contract attorneys against their firms. Contract attorneys are attorneys employed on a temporary basis with law firms for specific projects or activities. Recently, a contract attorney in North Carolina filed a lawsuit against the law firm of Skadden […]
NEW YORK — More than 4,000 tipped employees at Ruby Tuesday restaurants will share in the $3 million settlement offered in their collective action wage and overtime lawsuit with the company, pending final court approval. The servers, bussers, and bartenders claimed the restaurant chain prohibited them from logging all of their work hours into the […]
NEW YORK — Hundreds of umpires for the United States Tennis Association (USTA) lost their class action overtime claim in federal court recently. The umpires claimed the USTA violated both New York state labor laws and the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) by classifying them as independent contractors and not paying them overtime wages. However, […]
NEW YORK — Auditors with Deloitte & Touche LLP are currently in settlement negotiations with the company in their consolidated class action overtime pay lawsuit. An attorney for Deloitte recently commented that the company is considering a settlement, but is not optimistic that one will be reached. The reason behind the uncertainty is the recent […]
NEW YORK — The Mount Sinai Medical Center is among the largest as well as oldest medical teaching centers in the United States. It has more than 1200 beds and is located near the Manhattan area in New York. Founded in 1852, it has traditionally been the center for pioneering medical practices in the country. […]
NEW YORK — Saint Luke’s Hospital New York City is a part of the Saint Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center based out of New York. Now a part of the Mount Sinai Health System, the hospital caters to midtown West & Upper West side of New York City as well as certain parts of Harlem. Saint Luke’s […]