NEW YORK — Capital One received preliminary court approval recently for its $3 million settlement offer in a putative class action overtime pay lawsuit. The settlement offer came just months after assistant branch managers in New York, New Jersey, and Maryland filed their class action lawsuit in federal court. The assistant branch managers, who filed […]
NEW YORK — Two related class action overtime pay lawsuits against Apple-Metro Inc., a New York Applebee’s franchisee, received conditional class certification recently. The employees in the two class actions claim the franchisee failed to pay minimum wage and overtime pay, along with time record alterations and reduced tip credit, in violation of New York […]
NEW YORK — Assistant store managers can continue their class action lawsuit against Barnes & Noble Inc. for unpaid overtime, said a New York federal judge recently. The assistant store managers (ASM) claim the company willfully misclassified their positions as exempt to avoid paying overtime wages. In the federal judge’s recent decision, which denied Barnes […]
NEW YORK — New York City transportation security workers will receive $1.3 million in a settlement reached with AlliedBarton Security Services LLC for violations of New York’s wage-and-hours laws. The security workers raised concerns over AlliedBarton’s failure to pay prevailing wages, which were investigated and led to the current settlement. In the settlement, the city’s comptroller […]
NEW YORK — Audit associates with KPMG LLP recently lost their appeal to revive their overtime pay class action lawsuit. The Second Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the earlier, lower court ruling that KPMG had not misclassified the audit associates. Both courts determined the audit associates were exempt from overtime requirements and were not owed […]
NEW YORK — Coach Inc., the luxury leather goods designer known for its women’s handbags, is facing a class action overtime lawsuit in New York state court. The proposed class action claims Coach purposely misclassified employees as unpaid interns to avoid minimum wage and overtime requirements in violation of New York labor laws. This lawsuit […]